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COMPOSITION OF BRITISH
SUBJECT OF SPECULATION
LORD HAILSHAM
STATEMENT BY
CHIANG
Special Department For Defence Matters
LORD RUNCIMAN TO BE LORD
HIGH CHANCELLOR"
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London, October 31.
THE FUTURE COMPOSITION, of the British Government is still the subject of extensive speculation without a slight conformity of the views in political and press circles.
While it is generally believed that the Prime Minister, “Mr. Chamberlain, has dropped the idea of forming a Munitions' Ministry. certain papers speak of a future Defence Ministry and others assert I that a special "department in the Home Office will be created to deal
with the questions of defence.
As Minister of Delence of head al the special department. mention is made of the Chairman of the Government Commission for in- vestigating Air Raid Protection problems. Sir John Anderson. It the Lord High s reported that Chancellor. Lord Halisham. has tendered his resignation and that he will be succeeded by Lord Run- ciman.
[Continued from Page 11 "Generalissimo Chiang then referred to the three funda- mental tenets which have since the commencement of the hos
ilities formed the main basis of China's military" strategy. namely, prolonging of the hos- tilities, extension of the war, operations, and forcing of the initiative on the enemy. Throughout the past fifteen months, in every stage of the war. the Chinese army has never for affairs of this Ministry Trans-
once last its Arm grasp of these; three tenets. Generalissimo Chiang sald, and in the struggles to come
Regarding the new Secretary of State for Dominions to replace the late Lord Stanley, it is stated that no candidate is in prospect and that for the time being the Secre Hory of State for Colonies. Mr. Malcolm Macdonald will direct the
ocean.
rigid adherence to them will con- IMPORTANT
tinue to be maintained.
LONG WAR ENVISAGED
MEETING AT
Continuing his statement the TSARIBROD
Generalissimo dwelt on his pre-
vious utterances during the past
EDITORIAL
CABINET
BANK OPENED YESTERDAY
Branch Of Shanghai Institution
ערי םם
A further addition to be Chinese banks NOW operating in the Colony is the China State Rank. Ltd., whose branch office here was for -mally declared open for business yesterday. Mr. Au Four-po, chairman of the Board of Directors, performing the ceremony.
More than 400 guests attended, among whom were the Hon. Sir Robert Kotewall. Mr Y. M. Chien, chairman of the Board of Directors of the Bank of Communications; Mr. Tsuyee Pel. deputy general | manager of the Bank of China;
BRITISH LOAN TO Mr. Shou J. Chen, local manager
BULGARIA
£9,000,000 For
Armaments.
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London, Oct. 31.
An armaments' loan of sever- « a million pounds is the sub- Ject of negotiations now going on between Britain and Bul- garia, according to the. "Dally Express" this morning.
of the Bank of China; Mr. D. M. Biggar, manager of the Chase Bank: Mr. W. Robertson, of the American Express Co.;, Mr. B. J. Israel. manager of the Nether- landsch Indische Handelsbank; and M M. Pirenne, manager of the Banque Belge pour L'Etrangere.
The head office of the China State Bank Is in Shanghai. The institution has closed its offices in Canton as a result of the Japanese occupation of the city and intends to carry on Its South China busi- ness locally.
Mr. Shen Tsai-ho, formerly president of the Kwangtung Pro- Declaring that the loan is to be vincial Bank, is general manager about £9,000,000, the paper is op- of the new bank, while the local posed to the granting of loans to branch will be in charge of Mr. countries of South-Eastern Europe. {I. M. Loo,
Listing the previous loans made.
to those countries, the paper calls the attention to the £18.000.000 loan made to Turkey. £10,000.000, 10am Safia, Oct. 31. to Czechoslovakia with the promise
SPANISH WAR -
REPORTS
Salamanca, Oct. 31.
Afteen months and pointed out. M. Koisselvanoz. Bulgarian of ал additional £20,000,000 The Nationalist Headquarters in that at the very beginning he had Prime Minister, left here this granted to Austria, £11,000,000 to a communique, issued last night envisaged a war of long duration morning for the Bulgarian-Yugo-Greece and £7,500,000 accorded to states that yesterday the Nation and widening spheres because he slav frontier town of Taaribrod Hungary, and points out that aftalist troops stormed Sierra de foresaw that the Chinese army where he will meet Dr. Stuya- these loans mean t burden for Casals, one of the most important would always keep the initiative dinovitch, Premier of Yugoslavia. English taxpayers.
positions on the Ebro front, taking in forcing the invaders to sink
The meeting is regarded in both It would be highly advisable, ac- │700 prisoners.
deeper and deeper into a quagmire capitals as being of great import-cording to the paper, for the Bri-. The enemy left 400 dead includ- The present war. the Generalis-ance as discussions will embrace tish Government to reconsider its ing several officers. Nationalist simo pointed out. must never be the whole of the European situa- generous policy of pouring so much planes brought down 14 machines. mistaker for another of those ortion, especially the Balkans. money into the Balkan and South- On" Saturday the Nationalist dinary bids for national scen Reuter.
Eastern European countries-planes bombed. the harbour Transocean.
Barcelona Transocean.
dency common in the annals of the world, but is a life and death
struggle in which the Chinese are fighting for the very indepen- dence and existence which the! Japanese are bent on extinguish- | ing.
RAINSTORM DAMAGE
IN GRENADA
Grenada, Oct. 31 Casualties from the devastating
This revolutionary war. the Generalissimo sald, may never be rainstorm which broke over here limited by time or space
nor be yesterday are so tar known to be circumscribed by the limitations.ive dead, including three people. of finance, economy, communica-who were buried alive in a land-. tions or other physical and ex- traneous difficulties, nor be hulted by weapons, gas or powder, or whatever heavy 'sacrifices.
PARALLEL DRAWN
slide.
Many have been injured, and the damage to property is estima- ted to be £40.000,--Reuter.
COMPLETE" UNANIMITY
The Generalissimo then drew a parallel between the long struggles į
Chungking, Oct, "31. which "preceded the independence
The deliberationis of the People's of the American, French, Russian
Political Council in sesaloh and Turkish peoples and the pre- sent Chinese resistance, and warn Chungking since last week are complete un- ed that the liberty and freedom characterised by a
the
more wanton the
Chinese
at
NEW SPIRIT PERMEATES CHEKIANG
FARMERS ORGANISED INTO SELF-DEFENCE CORPS
Kinhwa, Cheklang, October 31.
A new atmosphere permeates Cheklang where administrative. Anancial reconstructive, educational and relief work is directed on- tirely on a war-time basli.
Government officials in various" districts are displaying an admir- able spirit at this time of emergency. When any city is invaded by the "Japanese, they stick to their posts until the last moment, when they are ordered to evacuate with the Chinese troops, and they see to it that all government archives, funds and other things are safely removed.
Chinese low
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by
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of the Chinese nation will never animity regarding the determina-
One would be surprised by the highway traffic is well maintained be attained without long and un-tion of China to continue re-
well-informed
salarles these
government in Cheklang. This is largely due yielding struggle and uncomplain-sistance.
circles emphasise.
officials are getting for their work to the protection of the troops ing sacrifice.
Offcial declarations made From what has already deve-
with all the risk involved. Many and the efforts of the highway Kai-shek of those working behind the Ja-traffic officers. loped in the course of the war, he Generalissimo Chiang sald, ample indications are that and other leading members of the panese lines to organise and train
To regulate production at this the people in self-defence each get emergency time a special bureau of enemy's Government at the meetings aggressions become, the stiffer the the Council had, Chinese quarters only $20. In Tutsien, Yungchuan, has been formed. Efforts are be- resistance. and the stress, contributed to a complete and Tsengho oficials of the dis- ing exerted for regulating the pro- greater the sacrifice the Chinese restoration and strengthening of trict governments, irrespective of duction and distribution of "tung". make, the more vigorous their new confidence in the present leader- their ranks and positions, get the oll, tea, paper, bamboo, wood and
uniform salary of $20. life and energy prove. This is the ship of National China
other principal products of the surest-pointer-to-the-finalbera-The session of the Political _In__many_other districts the province............
Council will probably last longer officials voluntarily cut down their
To accommodate the war re- Generalissimo Chiang concluded than originally planned and will own salaries and use the money rugees camps have been establish- with dispassionate appeal to the be concluded on Saturday. It is saved to hire more youthful poli-ed in Various districts.
The in entire nation by asking the people learned to-day that up to thetical works. to organise and train mates are taught handicraft work to nurse the strongest determina-present reports of Dr. H. H. Kung, the people... tion, in continuing their struggle Dr. Wang Chung-hut and General FARMERS ORGANISED for the final vindication of the Chang Chun have been heard at national cause.-Central News... the meeting.—Transocean,
tion of the Chinese nation.
Philippines' Independence Should Be Withheld
Shanghai, October 31..
An article, recommending the indefinite retention of the Philip- pines as a national defence measure, appeared in the official publica- tion of the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis, written by 1Jeut. Ernest Eller, an Instructor, at, the Academy, according to a New York report..
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The enthusiasm of these govern- iment officials and political workers has left its mark in various dis- tricts. Farmers have been, organla-Į „ ed into self-defence corps and are actively assisting in building de- fences, military transport, medical relief and intelligence work
so that they may earn a living for themselves-Central News.
FOREIGN TRADE OF GERMANY DECREASE
Berlin, October 31. The foreign trade has shown" a downward trend since the spring. While imports to the Old Reich In the first nine months of this year ämounted to approximately 4021, 000,000 marks, compared-...with 3,899,000,000 marks for the same
A new census has been taken In most of the halen as a pre- cantion against enemy "uples" and the pao ̈chia (mutual pro- fection) system has been fur- ther consolidated to safeguard peace and order. Financially, since Japan's in-period last year. exports in the same period declined to 3,867,000, from 4,195,000,000
In case of war in the Pacific, the vasion of Cheklang, the provincial 000 marks Philippines would prove a source government has appropriated the marks. of strength rather than a liability, land
"revenue for: promoting
RELIEF FOR EAST
RIVER REFUGEES the article states, urging that the people's self-defence pork Mean- The favourable 'trade balance of Shiukwan, Kwangtung, Oct. 31.
granting of Philippine indepen-while, it has greatly curtalled its 295,000,000 marks for the first nine Mr. Chen Yao-tau, Chairman of dence 1948 be withheld.
own administrative expenses in months of last year became an ad- the Kwangtung. Refugees' · Relief "As long as the United States order to lighten the burden of the verse balance of 184,000,000 marks Commission, passed through hera holds the Philippines, it will be in people...
this year. yesterday on his way to the East a position to check any possible] In reconstruction emphasis is 'The adverse balance for the Old River to give relief to the large Japanese aggression. and thus placed on the improvement of Reich and Austria for the same number of war refugees scattered could protect its own shores, communications and regulation of period amounts to 310,000,000) at various centres Central News Lieut. Eller writes.—International. production. Despite the war, marka, ----Beuter.
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1938.
ALLSOPP'S DARK MUNICH
BEER
Sole Agents:
CALDBECK, MACGREGOR & CO., LTD.
AIR PACT TALK Though there is now much ape- culation on the possibility of an air pact between Britain and Germany, quarters usually well in- formed have no knowledge of any direct approach to the British Government by the Reich.
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There is reason to believe, how- ever, that tentative and informal suggestions have been made by highly-placed individuals in 'Ger- many that such a pact might be discussed.
At present there are grounds for thinking that the Government will adhere to the view that Britain's
air strength must be equal to that of any other, Power within striking distance.
If any talks do take place, the possibility of a well-defined agree- ment to restrict the use of bombers and to spare civilian populations from air attack might be among the subiect of consultation. (York- shire Post)
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British Protest Against
GREEK KING IN Japanese Occupation
Of B. And S. Pontoon
LONDON
London, Oct. 31. King George of Greece arrived l here from Paris last night and was welcomed at the railway station by the Great Minister in London and. by representatives of the British Government. The Yugoslav Min- ister was also at the station.- Transocean...
Hankow, October 31
The British Consul-General, Mr. C. E. Whitamore, protested to the Japanese Consul-General to-day against the occupation by Japanese soldiers of the Butterfield and Swire pontoon, situated just outside the British Concession rates, which is now manned by Japanese soldiers. Access to the Butterfield and Swire office is also made most difficult for members of the staff.
PRESENTATIONS ON WHARF
ABOVE ABE SCENES taken during the presentation of decors- tions to an officer and five ranks by the G.0.C., His Excellency Major-General A. W. Hartholomew on the wharf yesterday morn ing following the arrival of HM. Troopship Lancashire fro
Shanghai (Photos, A A Kakn),
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The number of refugees left on the doorstep of 'dwellings in the former concession 18 rapidly dwindling. Several hundreds have been removed to the new zone near the Han River, which is un- der the protection...of Japanese gendarmes, while many, others are belleved to have returned to their homes.
Several fires have broken out in the_clty during the past. forty- eight hours. The Chinese are alleged to be responsible for a few but the Japanese are, said to have set many on fire as possible anip, ers nesta.... A hoge blaze in the direction of the Japanese" contes- slon reddened the skies last night. A Japanese broadcasting station is being opened in Hankow with. announcements in English and Chinese-Reuter
OSWALD PIROW IN
SALAMANCA «
Paris, Oct. 31. The South African Defence Min- juster, Mr. Oswald "Pirow arrived in Salamanca from Lisbon yesterday. according to reports recefred Here. Mr. Pirow is continuing his Joutney to Burgos, where it is asserted, he will stay several days. He is sald to have the intention of visiting the various Bpanish war fronta Tensocean
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