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秦拾式佰壹仟伍萬弍館

HONGKONG, TUESDAY, MARCH 7, 1939.

OF A NATIONAL DEFENCE

FORMATION OF

COUNCIL NOT UNEXPECTED

Enthusiasm For Spanish OVER TWO

War Continuance Wanes

General Casado's Peace Gesture In Broadcast

MADRID, MAR. 6 (REUTER)~THE FORMATION

·OF A NATIONAL DEFENCE COUNCIL IS NOT UN- : EXPECTED AS SINCE THE LOSS OF CATALONIA THE PEOPLE'S CONFIDENCE HAS BEEN SHAKEN,.. and when the Republican Ministers arrived in the central zone it was patent that there was a difference of opinion among the members of the Negrin Cabinet.

The popular enthusiasm for continuance of the war has waned alarmingly and the people are talk- "ing freely of the proximity of the end of the war."

Gen. Casado has been appointed Commander-in- Chief of all the Republican forces while Senor Basteiro, Socialist ex-Minister, heads the new Council.

A peace gesture was made

by Gen. Casado, in a broad- cast early this morning, to Spaniards in the Franco zone declaring that their brothers In Republican territory sought peace based on conciliation, independence and liberty.

We

"We will fight for nothing which' we ourselves do not destre. want a nation free from all foreign Influence and unfettered by the imperialist_ambitions of others. In your Hands Her the peace which Spain very badly needs or war which would enfeeble our country and thus place her at the service (or} =[ invaders.

"If you offer pence, our bearis will generously respond, but if you continue waging war upon us we will fight to the death.” declared Cen. Casado.

..

GEN. MIAJA

• NO CONFIRMATION

MILLION GUERILLAS IN ACTION

JAPANESE LINES HARASSED

WORLD PARLEY OF RELIGIOUS LEADERS

Lansbury Appeals

To The Pope

LONDON, Mar. 6 (Reuter)—Mr. George Lansbury, the 79-year-old MP. and former Leader of the Opposition, has appealed to Pope to call a conference of

SHANGHAI, Mar. 6 (Int'l)-Plus XII The total strength of Chinese religious leaders of the world to | discuss the world's situation and guerillas operating behind

|has suggested that the conference held in Jerusalem during an Easter.

Japanese lines exceeds be

2,500,000, according to estimate by Chinese military Mr. Lansbury said that after" authorities in Kweilin.

seeing most of the heads of the

In Hopeľ province alone, it Governments, they had declared. is said, between 300,000 and that they were of the opinion that 400,000 guerillas are constant-the questions dividing them could ly harassing Japanese lines of be solved by discussions. communications. As a result

of guerilla raids, about 20.000 Japanese troops, on an average,

being killed monthly, it is declared.

are

The 2,500,000 mobile troops are said to be well equipped and sufficiently supplied with arms and foodstuffs.

JAPANESE PLAN DRIVE IN NORTHERN KIANGSU

EXHAUSTION OF GANDHI NOW MARKED

RAJKOT, MAr” 6 (Renter)--- A bulletin issued this morning on the condition of Mr. Gand". hi, who began his fast “on Friday morning" states that exhaustion becoming mark- ed and any attempt to sit up in bed brings an attack of giddinem,

- SHANGHAI, Mar. 6 (Reuter) At the request of the Japanese military authorities the Consul- General, Mr. Miura, informed the senlor Consul here that the Jap-| anese army is about to start a) A document, helleved to be from drive" against. Chinese. Irregulars Lord LinlithgViensoy of India, and querillas in northem Kiangsu) was delivered this morning to Mr., “provincë “particularly in the Gandhi.

victity of Hwaiyin and Buhai There are distinct 'signs of an Third party nationals are warned early settlement of the dispute so that they may seek a place of between Mr. Gandhi and the Ruler safety.

of Rajkot.

Mr. E. C. Gibson, Resident of Third party buildings and pro- perty are asked to be marked with the States of Western India, told No confirmation has yet been their national colours which must Reuter that he was more hopeful He followed his address with an received in official quarters in Lon-be big and vivid and stretched of a settlement than for the last appeal to Gen. Miaja to accept the don regarding well authenticated horizontally so as to be distin- three days,

Mr. Gibson will see Mr. Gandh presidency of the Defence Council. press reports of the overthrow of gulshable by aeroplanes to avoid

Gen. Minja has apparently Negrin's Government in Republican being bombed by mistake.

agreed to serve as Gen. Casado Spain and of its replacement by a later informed the army corps Council of National Defence. chiefs of the appointment.

DEBATE IN LORDS

In the House of Lords on Thurs-

(BW8).

SPANISH PLANES LAND ON FRENCH SOIL PARIS. Mar. 6 (Reuter)—Four |

See also Back Page

this afternoon." :

· ROBBERS' BRUSE -

THAT FAILED

Members of reorganised Chinese A. Force seen on parads.

The new Force has in the past few months gained several not-" able successes.

JAPANESE

DEFEATED

IN MAJOR BATTLE

IN CENTRAL HUPEH

་

CHUNGSIANG, ME.

In two columns, with two fill regiments. back with large numbers of camgit? along the Kingshan-Chungsfang raged at sever^) villages running,

miles south-east of Chungsing, with the defenders stubbornly holding on to their posts.

ANTI-DIVISION

MOVEMENT IN EIRE

Maxwell Speaks

To Followers

BELFAST, Mar. 8. (T/Ocean)

Patrick, Maxwell, leader of the movement against ä division of Eire, last night asked all followers of the movement to cross the fron tier into South Ireland on Sunday, Mar: 19, and to register there with. the Irish National volunteer. He added that the followers of the fanti-division movement had already [burnt their handbook for British

volunteer service.

The meeting at which "Maxwell spoke, should have been held near Ulster, but because the North Fre Premier, Str Dawson Bates, had forbidden all such meetings in the Londonderry County, the demon- Istrators marched, across the from tier and held their meeting in open air under the eyes of the Ulster police, collected in large numbers, en the other side of the frontier.

Concluding his speech, Maxwell' declared that should all legal pos- sibilities for the reunion of Era be exhausted he would be not afraid to adopt unconstitutional methods,

"OFFER GOLD” CAMPAIGN RECORD

CHUNGKING, Mar. 6 (Cen- -The algath day of the New Life Migrement Offer Gold -Calagklyn"; "resturday created an all-time record when" the futed, under the Management ""of Madame Uhlang Käl-õbek. swelled by well over half 'a million dollars.

Excitement ran high as one large JAPANESE DRIVES

donation after another was an- HOKU, SHANSI, Mar, 5 (Central)nounced amid the cheers of the When the last dona-

Tungklaochen, east of Chung- aus and Mumapu, south of Tungaochen, where the defenders-A Japanese column is now rapidly onlookers. pitched their main force against pushing towards Hellungkwan and tion was made, Madame Chiang battle on Saturday, when the Ja-lieve that the objective of the Ja-the stand, was able to announce a the Invaders, were scene of bloody Puhsten, in Shansi. Observers be-Kai-shek, who was in charge of

panese opened several ferce often-panese drive is to clear west Shana grand total of $832,369,32. sives,

of Chinese, forces.

The magnificent result included

*

Three hundred Japanese were In the meantime, another Japan-many big donations by various trapped and defeated yesterday (ese cetachment is driving north govemment organs and individual morning to the north-west of ward towards Tawuchen from leaders, headed by one of $150,000

Kowloon City store-keeper, Sahyangtien, when their tear at Lighth, north of Chungyang. near to being the victim of a clever on by a Chinese fanking mové- SITUATION, IN HONAN

Wong Tak, 36 years of age, caine Hoklatsi and Changliati was cut

Honan remains unchanged

16 FT. PYTHON FOUND IN WONG day, Lord Halifax will probably Spanish military planes, it is re- NEI CHUNG GAP

rase by three robbers yesterdayment. The invaders retreated has LOYANG, Mar. 6 (Central)—EX- Two Indian constables proceeding afternoon, when about 3 p.m. atly to the south, but were met by copting for sporadic rifle and gun along the main road near Wong

came into his shop in Sal strong Chinese units waiting for are, the war sitization in northern Net Chung Gap Sub-Station yes-ung Food who bought two cotton them. terday afternoon were confronted quits and, when asked to pay for suddenly with a 18-foot python.

them, claimed they were being The snake was killed with sticks bought for his master who lived and subsequently taken to the near the Hau Wong Temple, Wanchal Police Station where it

Wong followed the robber and' en was measured and found to be te he was stopped by two other 45 cattles in weight.

mẹn who with the first man pro- ceeded to rob him of his wrist watch and finger-rings. One of the robbers was armed with a knife,

The three mẹn hac thoroughly

One of the planes quickly tried

flight resume its

towards

speak for the Government in' a ported. landed in French North debate raised by the Opposition Africa. About 30 officers and men criticizing the Government's policy stepped out of the machines, and in Spain, and urging that vigliance were immediately arrested by the is now required to ensure that French authorities. pledges with regard to the integrity of Spanish territory are respected, to and that every possible assistance Spanish Morocco but was com should be given in evacuating and pelled to land on French territory. helping refugees and safeguarding It is believed that the planes Republicans remaining on Spanish participated in the abortive rising soll~~(BW8).

in Cartagena. -

SHANGHAI TERRORISM-

Have Democratic Powers Made Concession To Force At Expense Of Weak?

LONDON, Mar. 6 (Reuter)—The Shanghai Municipal Counell in the International Settlement has done well to resist the more extreme demands for suppression of terrorism, declares the "Manchester Guardian” and, if It has accepted the Japanese offers of more police it has the excuse that it is to the interests of both sides." if terrorism can, be put down. '':'

JAPANESE ARMY MANOEUVRES IN CANTON

The reptile was gent to Hongkong University.

the

TUNGKWAN BOMBED

*AGAIN

•

searched the store-keeper and were running away, the store-keeper in pursuit, when an Indian constable SIAN, Mar. 6 (Central)-Tung- arrived on the scene and arrested kwan, strategic gateway into two of the men. Ehens, on the. Shenst-Homan bor- der, and Pingmin, in east Bhensi were again bombed by 10 Japanese planes. yesterday, Altogether 34 released by the rafders in both places, killing and wounding 14 villagers.

were

The Japanese aircraft also con- ducted extensive reconnaissances along the Yellow River.

RECORD BUYERS AT B.I.F.

Overseas

There are some points in the agreement, says the paper,' which

The Department of must arouse a certain amount of apprehension and more serious still Trade announce that the number is the claim that "Chinese offend-or foreign and Empire buyers who ers and suspects", will be exammed visited the British Industries Falt, YUNGYUN, HWANGTUNG. Mar, by the Japanese police authorities, which closed on Saturday, reached the record figure of close upon 7,000 "As a rule" to anyone with know-in London and Birmingham. 6 (Central)-Military reports from

undisclosed front state that ledge of Japanese "third degree":

Holland headed the main list large scale military manoeuvres are methods in their own country this with 952 buyers followed by being carried out by the Japanese has a sinister sound as in prac- Belgium 396, France 378, German soldiers in Canton, and its in-tice it would seem to sublect those 354, Eire 313, Sweden 238, Poland mediate vicinity from White Cloud Chinese living within the bound 208, Czechoslovakia 194, Norway 193, Switzerland 181, U. 8. A/ 174,

AM

Mountains Wharging.

These manoeuvres, according to reports, were ordered by the Ja- panese military authorities with the aim of consolidating the de Ience of Canton against Chinese- counter-attacks

arles of the Bettlement to much.

the same kind of terrorism as Denmark 169, Canada 133, Hungary exists outside them.

128, South Africa 120, Australia 105; India 90, Italy 88, Yugoslavia. 30, New Zealand 58, Emman 50, Himmania 40 and Zitherania. "32. (BWS)

Have the democratic Powers. 'made one more concession, to force at the expense of the weak? asks the paper.

GUIDE TO THE NEWS

-PAGE 2.---Colony tennis cham- pionships open Fanling Rade meeting programme.. Cycling Club,

· PAGE··· 3.—London : Gazette, The Bervices. Radiopro~ grammes, Notes from Changing

PAGE 5-Cinemas, Crossword

puzzle. - Diary of local events." PAGE 6-Women's, page. New

settes.asten PAGE 7 Court cases, Kow- loon murder ... disclosure. Magistrate warns student. PAGE 8.--Leadng article:

Police Methods,

1

PAGE 10,--$60,000 for drugs for refugees. Police Reserve orders, Broadcasting, report. * A. R. P. training. PAGES 11, 12 and 13-1

and commerce. PAGES 14 and 15,

news and directory.

KIUKOW RECAPTURED

river Kjukow, Important town on the Han River,' was recaptured by the Chinese for ces after a brief occupation by the Japanese on Saturday. During the heavy engagement the. Japanese again resorted to the use of poison gas which forced the Chinese to abandon the place, but later, with rein-.. forcements, they regained their hold M..

The Japanese" near Tsinyang, southwest of Fo Ai, laid a terrifc barrage on the villages northwest of the town last Friday. The shel- ling was renewed on Saturday morning.

from the Ministry of Finance and another of $40,000 from the Mil- |tary Affairs Commission,

The Soong family, Including the three sisters of Madames Kung. Sun and" Chilang, and the three brothers, Mr. T. V. Song, Mr. T. L. Soong and Mr. “T. A. Boong, gave $100,000. No Booner ·W25 the gift made known, than it was announced: that Dr. Kung, Minister of Finance, bad given $50,000... a result of repeated Chinese

Dr. Kung's donation was follow- raids, the Japanese at Taikanged by numerous large contributions Unlasien, and Chenliu in cast from government organs and in- Honan, who have suffered heavily, dividuals.

are reported to be preparing for a withdrawal to Hwalyang, south of Talkang.

NATHAN ROAD

ROBBERY

GEN. CHIANG FRESENT Yesterday's meeting was lent colour by the personal presence-of Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek," who, despite his multitudinous. duties, found time to visit the stand.

cheers from thousands,

Amid

On the Hankow-Ichang highway, little fighting was witnessed ́ ́dur-{ ing the week-end, with the Japan- eso abffting their main strengthˆto the Kingshan-Chungsiang sector. To counter-act the Japanese move on the pretext that they had Gen. Chiang was urged to give a ments, Chinese forces are bringing brought the master of the house a short address. Yesterday being, constant pressure to bear on the present of crabs, four men gained Women's Day" for offering gold, Japanese positions at Wamlootsi, admission to the first door of 460, the Generalissimo pointed out the west of Tsaushish. At Yokowichen Nathian Road about 3 pm yester wonderful part. Chinese women" where bitter -ighting rapet: day,

have been playing in the present throughout last week, the stun-

The four men produced four dag- war and wished them every suc tion was quiet yesterday.

gers and Leung Ho, one of the cess. On behalf of the entire rank GUERILLA ACTIVITIES

tenants, and her amah, were robbed and file. Gen. Chiang thanked the of $40 in money and of jewellery. sathering for their heartening MILO, HUNAN, Mar. 6 (Central)

The robbers left, two of them support. -Taking advantage of the rains, wearing overcoats taken from the Chinese guerilias continue to be house. active in the Eupeh-Hunan border regions. They again staged a raid on the Japanese st Jang-

owate, in south Hupen, yeaterday FIGHTING AT SHING

and inflicted scores of cammalties.

As a result of the repeated Chin- ese guerilla raids, the Japanese are reported to be sending heavy rein forcements to the Yanglowase Yanglowtung Brok

WO ROAD

Gen. Chiang said that the pat- riotic ferver of the Chinese people, as exemplided by the magnificent result achieved, will not only stir: the nation, but should also move the world. He also prophesied the final victory of the Chinese nation. The Generalissimo's address was

Seven men and woman were followed by a short address by detained by the police last night Madame Chiang

following a rght at Shing Wo

Rose, near Village Road, Three

The Chinese mobile bands also persons involved received treatment CAR MISSING

the at the hospital. T Dr. (Mr.) A. LJ, Dorry, of the

staged seperies of attacks

| Japanese fat

Tung Chungyang, south of

It is believed the night followed Queen Mary Hospital, has reported a quarrel between some Hakkas the loss of her car, Morr

Benkow Radway, during the past and a gid from Tsengshing: Knives black saloon, No. 2109,

ble los were produced and bre men were Connaught Road car park

infured fro

Brand 7 o'clock ACUVAR

few days, ownsing consid

ses to the enemy.

the