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TSENGSHING

MADAME CHIANG

RE-ENTERED BY CHINESE

SIGNIFICANT PHASE IN KWANGTUNG STRUGGLE

YUNOYUN, KWANGTUNG, April 16 (Central)-The Chi- nese completely recaptured Tsengshing, East River town 35 miles northeast of Canton,} on Saturday.

The Chinese counter-offen- sive was commenced on Wed- nesday morning. Steadily pressing on the town, the Chinese recaptured a number of vantage points in the eastern and

* HONGKONG, MONDAY, APRIL 17, 1939.

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ELOQUENT APPEAL BY PRES. ROOSEVELT

TO DICTATORS FOR

Situation

Grave As In

September

LONDON, April 16 (Reuter) -Mr. J. L. Garvin, writing in "The Observer," considers the present situation almost as grave as in September.

"If we get well over the next few weeks," he says, "we may all breathe peaceably for a long term, but nobody knows what those weeks may

Southwestern AXIS POWERS PREPARING bring forth, and the best

suburbs," Meanwhile, troops were sent to cut Japan- ese communications between Tsengshing und Canton and Shekian respectively.

Tightening the ring around the town, they re-occupied on Thursday strategic points in the "western and northern. suburbs and repulsed Japan- ese reinforcements dispaton-. ed from Canton and Shektan. The Japanese lines immediately outside the town

broken were through at several points.

Chinese"" dare-to-dle" corps be- gan to storm the south and north gates early on Saturday, while Chinese artillery shelled the town heavily to cover the advance. JAPANESE IN CONFUSION

The Japanese were thrown into Some fed from

great confusion.

the town while the rest retired'

TO ACT IN CONCERT?

chance to prevent the worst is to prepare for it so plainly that all who run may see.

We must prepare especial-

against the danger of sud-

den seizure of key points, whether in the west or in the

U.S. Fleet Ordered To Pacificly

To Meet Possible Danger

From Japanese

WASHINGTON, APRIL 18 (REUTER) -- WITHOUT ANY EXPLANATION, THE NAVY · DEPARTMENT HAS ORDERED THE FLEET TO RETURN TO THE PACIFIC. The formal Fleet Review was to have been held in the Atlantle on April 27 and the Fleet was also to visit the New York World's Fair.

The order came as a complete surprise and is interpreted In diplomatic circles as evidence that the information on which President Roosevelt is acting "envisages the serious possibility that Rome, Berllu, -Tokyo · and Burgos zre about to act in con- cert and hencë, as a precaution, the United States Fleet must restore the balance against the Japanese danger by re-entering the Pacific Ocean:

NOTED CHINESE

READY TO SAIL

NEW YORK, April 18 (Reuter) -Naval officials in Norfolk, Vir-

into it, being closely followed by EDUCATOR DIES inia state that the Pacific Fleet

Japanese

the Chinese. Street Aghting de-] veloped and huge fires broke out.

troops withdrawing from Tsengshing were intercepted at a point north of Shektan.

Reports received from the front state that Kunyiu, about 15 miles northwest of Canton, was also completely recaptured yesterday while the Japan- ese at Sunkai, about 17 miles north of Canton, were repulsed

IN HONGKONG

Principal Of Pui

Ching Academy

will be ready to safi on April 20. Men have been ordered to take up posts by inidnight on the 19th. Omcials In New York City visited entertainment places ad- vising sailors of the order

One Broadway theatre manager fannounced from the stage that men on the 'warship Kanawalı Mr. Wong Kai-ming, well-known were required to return to their educator In Canton and principal ship "Immediately. Forty sallors of the Pai Ching Academy, died rose and left amid cheers.

as a result of a Chinese flank-at 2.30 p.m. yesterday at the Pre-

ing attack by Chinese troops from Kuntien, 25 miles north- west of Canton.

cious Blood Hospital, Kowloon, following an operation for appen-

dicitis on April 17.

"Mr. Wong, whọ was 51 and who

After setting fire to rows of houses at Sunkal, the Japanese had taken an active part in the

east, or armed coups of other

kinds.".

TROOPS ON THE MOVE AGAIN GIBRALTAR; April 16 (Renter)-It is reliably learned that many troops In the neighbourhood of Gibraltar started to more in a westward direction early this morning.

HOSTILE ATTITUDE

FRANCO-GERMAN RELATIONS

PARIS, April, 16 (Beater) -- Hostile crowds demonstrated. when "German freighters ar rived at the port of Natea.

.GAMES CANCELLED

Reaction

In Berlin

& Rome

NO COMMENT

Wholly Negative

Reception

BERLIN, APH. 16 (REUTER) -HERR HITLER AND HERR VON RIBRENTROP, THE GERMAN FOREIGN MINISTER. are understood to be confer- ring over President Roosevelt's message in Munich, where both of them arrived yester- day afternoon, Berr Hitler coming from Berchtesgaden.

Officials. were at work until early in the evening translating the full text of the message for the Fuehrer's benefit.

even

PLEDGE AGAINST

AGGRESSION

"An Opportune Moment For This Message"

PLAYS INTERMEDIARY BETWEEN NATIONS

"BECAUSE NO TROOPS AT THE MOMENT ARE ON THE MARCH-THIS MAY BE THE OPPORTUNE MOMENT FOR ME TO SEND YOU THIS MESSAGE,” sald President Roosevelt, in concluding an eloquent appeal for peace which he telegraphed to the two Dictators in Europe on Saturday.

President Roosevelt's initiative in taking this step to request assurances from Herr Hitler and. Signor Mussolini that they will refrain from aggression against independent nations, came as a surprise to the European continent, but is none the less warmly wel- comed in Britain and France. WASHINGTON, April 16 (Reuter)-In his telegram to Official circles have refused to the two Dictators, President make the slightest comment and have refused

Roosevelt asked specially indicate to whether a statement will be whether they were willing to Issued.

give assurances "that their The early editions of the Sun armed forces would not-at- day newspapers do not carry a

tack the score of now inde- line of the message, but many pendent nations. Germans heard about it through; The telegram went on: "Such an the BBC. Foreign, broadcast,' assurance: clearly must apply not There is little reliable indica only to the present day, but also tion that the rumours in the air to a suficiently long period in thế, about Danzig have any founda- | future so as to give every opportu- tion. Dr. Goebbels is the only nity to work by peaceful methods minister in Berlin at present. for a more permanent pence.

NÓ UNDUE EXCITEMENT President Roosevelt's mes sage has caused no undue ex- citement, Reuter was Inform- ed. It is declared that there aro

no big conferences nor hectic activity in Munich and that no communique, on the message would be fried last night.

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It is learned that Herr Hitler is not expected in Berlin before

(Continued on Back Pare')

MONGOLS GUARD GREAT KHAN'S REMAINS

Ministry of the Interior, the Inter-

At the request of the French Tuesday.

national soccer match between France and Germany, which was to have been played in Paris on April 23, will not take place.

It is believed that the German- French rugger match, arranged for

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"IF WE DARE...". “I suggest that you construe the word 'future' to apply to a minimum period of assured non-aggression for at least ten years and a quarter of a cen- tury, if we dare look that far ahead.

PRESIDENT BOOSEVELT'

mediary in transmitting « peace - 'assurances and added that if re- If such an assurance is given ciprocal assurances of peace were by your Government, I will im- given, then the nations of the mediately transialt 1t to the world could begin discussions on governments of other nations and looking towards disarmament and will simultaneously inquire whe- opening up trade channels. ther these nations will, in 'turo, The United States would partí-) give a like assurance,"

cipate in a conference on these

Here President Roosevelt men- problems. tioned Finland, › Esthonia, Latvia,

'FEAR OF WAR Lithuania, Sweden, Norway, Den-

"President Roosevelt's message mark, Spain, Switzerland, Liech- tenstein. Luxembourg. Poland, stresses that there is now a gener

Rumania. Hungary,

Yugoslavia, al fear of war throughout the Russia, Bulgaria, Greece, Turkey, world. The existence of that fear

Egypt.

BRITISH ENVOY IN KUNMING KUNMING, April 16 (Central)- Mission in Tangshan, Canton, was Ambassador to China, arrived in The German military team has and their Mongol underlings, parti due to sail for the United States Kunming from Hanoi by train last) withdrawn from the Nice Horse calaily Prince Teh, head of the Great Britain, Eire, France, and whom knew that any major war

YULIN, SHENSI, April 16 (Cen

retired to Kengtsun, approximate. / work of the South China Baptist Sir Archibald Clark Kerr, British April 30, has also been cancelled.tral)-Attempts of the Japanese (Iraq. The Arabias, Byria, Palestine, was of definite concern to the

ly ten miles north of Canton.

MOPPING - UP

OPERATIONS

on May 5 to attend the Baptist Conference.

night. He will proceed to Chung- king by plane on April 19.

He received his early education International, News adds that in Canton and, following his gra- .the Ambassador was entertained From Our Own Correspondent CHUNGSHAN, April 18-Having duation from Langnan University, to dinner last night by Gen. Lung driven the Japanese troops out of he went to the United States Yun, Chairman of the Yunnan

where he received his Master of Provincial Government. Arts degree in Education at

Show which opened to-day.

U.S. DIPLOMATIC CHANGES

Portugal.

Iran, Holland, Belgium, peoples of the United States, all of

even if it was confined to other -continents, must bear heavily on them and for generations to come.

(Continued on Back Pago)

FRIENDLY INTERMEDIARY President Roosevelt said that he

bogus Inner Mongolia regime, to remove the remains of Genghis Khan, are bitterly denounced by Prince Yueh, 'influential member of WASHINGTON, April 16 (Rea-the Sutyuan Mongoitan Polldical would act as

Comell. Tsengshing north of the Fast

ter)—Mr. A. C. Kirk; the United

Mongol troops guarding the re- River, the Chinese forces to-day

States Charge d'Affaires in Mos completed mopping-up operations.

Conference in the row, has been ordered to Berlin to mains of Genghis Khan at Etsin- The 12th Army Group is follow-City.

walkway head at Paotow, have been ing up its success by attacking taught in Lingman for several United States, following which he replace the late Mr. Frenties Gil-horo, about 100 miles south of the

toured the country to study educa- bert

Increased.

Columbia University, New York Educational

Returning to China he

TOURED "AMERICA

Chuchuen, east of Tsengshing. years.

tional problems. He returned to There is no indication that Am- The town is enveloped and la ex-

China in 1928 and wag. formally bassador Wilson will return to pected to fall soon.

In 1919 he went to the United named principal of Ful Ching Berlin until Germano-American Gen. Yu Hon-mou, head of the States again and raised a const-Academy. He served this institu- relations improve. 12th Army "Group, has issued a derable sum of money, which was tion 21 years. He was also a manifesto to the people of Kwang- used for the completion of the member of the board of trustees tung expressing his sincere desire middle. school campus .or Pul of Lingnan University.... to regain lost territory in this Ching Academy in Tungsban. province.

TO ATTACK

HANGCHOW

KINHWA, April 15 (Int'l)--- Chinese troops are massing in the vicinity of Hangchow Bay near Halyen, Chapoo and Hai- ming, and other units are tak- lng up positions further inland along the south bank of the Chintang, River.

Totalling about 50,000 men, the

·Chinese will shortly launch a counter-offensive.

The Japanese have retired. Into Hangchin and are walling for reinforcements.

SUCCESS IN

EAST HONAN ·

The late Mr. Wong

Mr. Wong is survived by his was ap-wife and only daughter. Funeral pointed in 1927 by the National services will take place at 3pm. Government to attend the World on Wednesday. “

Saiyingpun Flat Entered By Ruse: Jewellery, Money Stolen

Gaining entry by a ruse to the third floor of No. 22 Second Street, Salyingpun, shortly after 8 pm, last night," three men held up the occupants and robbed them of money and jewellery valued at over $300.

According to a report made to suddenly whipped out a pistol and the police by Leung Mai-chung, held up the occupants, His two 31-year-old married woman, the companions then went through men managed to get into the fat cupboards and boxes. After some by saying that they were Govern-time in the nat, they left and ran ment agents searching for licit away in a westerly direction along LOYANG, April 18 (Central)- opíum ·

Second Street. Scoring further success in their The watman's younger brother, counter-offensive in east Henan, two other women and four children

The stolen property included $67 Chinese forces recaptured Tantau were in the fist at the timesterem Him kong notes, to in Chinese When the men's obscure rights currency and various articles of

Jewellery were being questioned, one of them

strategis town about 30 miles south of Kaifeng, on Friday.

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PAGE 2-5port: Boccer Inter- national. Local Bisley Shoot. Bathing Beason Opens, Home Football Resulta. PAGE -Radio Programmes.-

Services Newz,

PAGE 5-Lingnam Art, School's · Exhibition. Actress Takes. New Course, Crossword. Local Events.

·PAGE :'6—Week-end Weddings in Colony, Newsettes, Men ÷PAGE 7—St, John Ambulance

Praised.” Thunderstorm: Claims Bix Lives. Detective Praised by Bolicitor, Funeral. PAGE 8-Leading article:

Japan Tired of War. Hello and Goodbye. ⠀⠀⠀ Correspon- dence.

PAGE 9—Foreign and Far East

Cable News

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PAGE 10-Training - Gallops,

Sport.

PAGES 11, 12 and 13-Finance

and Commerce, fat „PAGES, 14 and 18 Shipping.

a friendly inter-

PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE WARMLY WELCOMED

IN BRITAIN & FRANCE

LONDON, APRIL 16 (REUTER)—MR. H. V. JOHNSON, COUN→ SELLOR OF THE UNITED STATES EMBASSY IN LONDON, eslled at the Foreign Office yesterday morning and informed the Bri~~ tish officials of the contents of President Roosevelt's message to "NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT,

Herr Hiller and Signor Mussolini, which requested them to give April 18 (Reuter)-Richard Hough,

a pledge to refrain from aggression against any territory of inde-* of Princeton Univeralty, to-day set

pendeat states, te new world's records for the 100 metres and 100 yards breast-

It is understood that stroke, covering the first in 1 min.' sident Roosevelt

took 7.3 secs., as compared with the action; without record of 1 min, 9.5 secs, held by consultations with the British Gov- Balke of Germany," and the ernment and that the latter had second in 1 min. 0.8 secs., as com- no inkling of the President's in- pared with the Briton, James tentions until yesterday. Skinner's time of 1 min. 2.1 secs.

BRITISH PLANES FOR GREECE

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Pre-tian Government "entirely endors this the President's estimate of the in porternational situation.

It is understood that the Prime Minister, Mr. Neville Chamberlain, who 'a spending the week-end at

The British Government be Heves that the statesmanlike initiative of President Roosevelt was inspired to take offers on “a real opportunity for avertin” the catastrophe which has over Europe"?" and which |

Chequers, and Lord Halifax, Who | · Government was convinced, is spending the week-end at his Yorkshire home, have been inform

"feared by every country,

The statement concludes that

PARIS, "April 16 (T/Oceaned of the text of the President's plies from Germany and Italy

ril 16 Fifty military planes of British appeal manufacture arrived in Greece

the firm hope that

will "open the way to

now be awaited sind tame the President Roosevelt's message tish Government desires to exp vesterday, according to the "Les was broadcast by the B.B.C. Temps for the purpose of increas-German, Fallan and French. ing the forces at the thres Greek air base of Athens, Larisss and Saloniki

DA WARMLY WELCOMED Mr. Chamberlain and Lord Hall- fax, on behalf of the British Gov It also announced from arnment, warmly welcomed real Athens that the Italians intend to dent Roosevelt's action and establish a large base for merthorsed the same of a statem chant feet in the Bea of Orbrida in which it is stated that the Es

of which the Preside

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PARIS