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"Hongkong. Dally "Press"--May 15, 1939.

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HONGKONG, MONDAY, MAY 15, 1939.

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8伍拾月伍年政拾奏佰濆千查英

"ALL OUR OBJECTIVES WILL BE REACHED. THE

SYSTEM OF GUARANTEES WILL CRUMPLE UP," SAYS

NO PROBLEM TO JUSTIFY WAR

"I declare that a "thorough and sober examination of the situation in Europe does not reveal any problem sufficiently important or acute as to justify a war, which by the logical development of events would grow from a. European war into a world war"-Signor Mussolini speaking at Turin yesterday, {Transocean),

KING'S SURGEON OPERATES ON SEAMAN

MUSSOLINI AT TURIN

Attack On Democracies: Axis Inseparable Unity

TURIN, MAY 14 (REUTER)—“.

THE SYSTEM

OF GUARANTEES WILL CRUMPLE UP. WHO CAN ENTERTAIN ANY DOURTS ABOUT THE FUTURE, WHATEVER HAPPENS.

"I DECLARE THAT ALL OUR OBJECTIVES WILL BE REACHED.

"Millions are asking: Are we going towards peace when or war?" declared Signor Benito Mussolini speaking at the opening of the Economic and Self- Sufficiency Exhibition this morning.. »

ANOTHER Search For FRONTIER "Sea Dragon' INCIDENT REQUEST TO U.S.

CONGRESS

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MONGOLS ATTACKS. Congress representatives Mr.

MANCHUKUO. GUARDS

a search for the Chinese junk,

and adven-

SPAIN MAY JOIN AXIS

NEW TREATY WITHI GERMANY

a cultural treaty with Germany, In

anti comintern pact. Observers | here believe that a military alliance a will follow.

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Soviet Reply Expected Early This Week

MOSCOW ANXIETY OVER DANGERS

week.

the

(Reuter)-

LONDON, May 14 (Reuter) The Berlin correspondent of

OF DELAY. the "Sunday Times” writes that one result of the Anglo-Turkish

LONDON, May 14 agreement has been the great-

(Observers "and diplomatie writers er seal behind the scenes "to

state that there are indications that bring Spain into the Romne→

the Soviet Government would send Berlin axis.

to London its observations on the Havenner and Mr. Welch, `from

latest British suggestions without Since the end of the civil war, waiting for the Geneva meetings. California, have joined in a request German writers have painted the between to President Roosevelt to institute military strength of strategic im-Minister, Lord Halifax, the French British Furelon TOKYO. May 14 (T/Ocean)—A “Sea Dragon" on which Elchard Ponce in Spain as if it were Foreign Minister, M. Bonnet, and |sertons incident ́ocenrred in the Halliburton, antbər

Hitherto, M. Potemkin, Soviet Vice-Com- already in the axis. Feirmake region, on the frontier turer, set sail from Hongkong for however, Spain had no more than missar for Foreign Affairs, next between Outer Mongolia and San Francisco in the first week addition to membership of the Manchukuo,“ (according 'to des-of March.

The Russian answer is expected patches received here from Hein- The junk, manned by an

„to reach London early this week. king on Saturday, which state that American crew, with three Chinese

The central motive for Moscow's. over 100 soldiers from Outer sailors, has not been heard of since

technique is understood to be the In the meantime, it is expected continued anxiety over the dangers: The Italian Prime Minister Duce, in the cuutse of his Monrolla entered Manchukooter-the early morning of March 24,

ritory on Thursday, after crossing when the s, President Coolidge that economic relations between of delay. add: "This is a grave question for remarks, sald, "Those who all especially for those who have looking through neid-glasses to the Elver Halans and opened fire picked up the "Sea Dragon's" radio Germany and Spain will be made the middle of the Pacific closer by the conclusion of a new the responsibility for a decision" try and discover a break or bend on the Manchukue Frontier Guards.in

commercial treaty. Certain knots in Europe must be in the axis will now feel humi- A seven-hour fight ensued and Ocean disentangled because it sometimes lated. Let no-one cultivate ridi- the Frontier Guards finally Buc- Reuter's special correspondent happened that war was preferred culous illusions because the doctrine ceeded in driving the Mongols from writes that the Empress of Aus- to a long period of difficult sus- of fascism is clear and my will is Manchukuo territory.

inflexible. We will march tralia's radio picked up an appa'pense.

The Mongols left Ave dead on from the escorting cruiser, A. M. S "The doctrine of fascism is more Germany to give Europe peace with the Beld, but no information is Glasgow. for ald in an appen-inftexible than ever and we hall justice. dicitis case aboard yesterday. march with Gemmany on every The King's surgeon and another question in Europe." he said. "The surgeon were rowed to the druiser great democracies are invited to and the operation was mecess give a fair opinion on our view- fully carried out.

point. We don't want peace simply "The boat. bringing the surgeons because our internal situation is back to the liner, returned to the Catastrophic.” cruiser with special invalid foods" and fruit from the Queen.

Queen Sends Fruit To Invalid

DESIRE FOR PRACE

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"During recent times three continents have been modified but Japan, Germany and Italy ́have not abstracted a squIRPO metre of territory or a single inhabitant from the sovereign- ty of the great democracies. "The system of the pistol pointed Signor Mussolini exclaimed fron-against Germany and Italy, bulit cally that it is Italy's, sincere de irreparably and an effort isʊ beizik up at Versafiles, has crumpled refer peace. Matched in the

made to abstinuta guarantees, great democracies we are entitled

more or less asked for, and more to doubt it.

"That the democracies are not or less multilateral,” sincerely attached to pence is shown by the fact that they start- LOYANG, May 14 (Internationaled the so-called white war in the

JAPANESE LOSE

TEN THOUSAND

IN TEN DAYS

economic field.

1.

- Japanese casualties in north

"We shall beat then by our Hupeh, Klangst and Hunan were estimated to be over ten thousand courage and willpower. All attacks

will be useless.

from May 1 to May 10.

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NOT UNFAVOURABLE Reuter learns that the impres- sion made by Signor Mussolini'a speech in diplomatic circles in London is not unfavourable. It ta felt that T Duce was pacific and moderate and the general atmos- phere is not influenced prejudi- cially.

INSEPARABLE UNITY

CHINESE MOBILE UNITS forthcoming regarding the casual-CHECK JAPANESE ATTACK:

ties among the Frontier Guards.

A similar incident took place at LULL IN "KW ANGTUNG

|the beginning of May - and since then the Manchukuo Frontier Guards have been considerably reinforced.

TSINGYUAN, KWANGTUNG, May 14 (Central)-A tull "bas

set in in the Kongmoon-Sunwut sector in Kwangtung after the Japanese offensive on the Sxe Tap area was checked.

Chinese mobile warfare largely accounted for the failure of the Japanese offensive. Besides putting up stiff resistance to the

NARROW ESCAPE Japanese driving down from Kongmoon and Sanyal, the Chinese

FOR BRITISH SLOOP

Jardine Property

on the West River recaptured Mahow and Did. Samabut, City and made direct threat to Samishni, late mot sifarsani the Japanese were compelled to recall a part of their foops at Kenmoon.

Meanwhile, Chinese recaptured The Japanese failed' to encirclej Lupao, Kunyiu, Tanpo and Yeung- the Chinese. mui, points in the area between

· JAPANESE LOSS Canton and Samshul. In the face

ICHANG, May 14 (Central)~{ of the threatening Chinese advance, since the Chinese siege of Tung-

Machine Gunned the Japanese recalled their troops cheng in south Hupeh, the Jap-

In view of the anxiety to reach an agreement with the British Government as soon as possible, It.. is understood that the Soviet Government will express its read!- ness to accept modifications In form or words. but will reiterate its insistence upon what it re- garda as an essential substance. of a Arm Franco-British-Russian | military, commitment « openly de- signed to operate against Germany in the event of further aggression.

IMPROVING U.S. POSITION AS

AN AIR POWER

First Plan Submitted

To Roosevelt... [WASHINGTON; May 14 (Reu- ter)The first of a series of plans for improving the United States position" is an air poWET has been submitted to Presi dent Roosevelt by the. Inter- departmental committee.

This plan calls for the immediate the number of

dispatced from Fatshan to Konganese have lost about 500 men, a moon. At Swatow

field plece, four heavy and light The battle nes spread over

CHILDREN CHEER

Strong Chinese units are now machine-guns and a number of half a

Twenty-thousand dozen important fronts.

children

H.M.S. Folkestone, sloop on guarding Tanpo and Bankong, im- rifles. each of which resulted in the the main square were among the

the China Station, and the portant Jumêtion points between Japanese batteries inside the city doubling of death of between two to three crowds that enthusiastically cheer.

A Transocean message adds that British steamer Haitan had the Wert River and North River have been shelling intermittently mechanics employed in the air- thousand troops, The heavy ed Duce when he arrived for

So long as the Chinese in an attempt to repulse the Chi-craft industry, estimated to be about 40.000, as the first step to- Japanese casualties are due to the his speech, to inaugurate the ex-Signor Mussolini said that the axia a narrow escape from ma-areas, support to the Chinese infantry{hibition.

after so many years of parallel chine-gunning during a Jap-occupy them, the Japanese would nese.

In central Hupeh the Chinese wards ensuring that some 500,000 development of both regimes and anese raid on Swatow yester- not be able to "mop up" the Chi- both revolutions, had become an day afternoon, says Reuter. nese querillas operating in the are pushing eastward with grea will be quickly available in time of

areas between Namhoi, Samsul vigour on the Hankow-Ichang war, Inseparable unity of both peoples Jardine property was showered and Fahafen or relieve the Chinese highway. Yang-chlachiang ar According to the "New Yorkg and both nations by the pact of with shrapnel when a bomb fell pressure on Kongtsun and Kwok- Yenmenkow, both on the highway, Timer" another inter-departmental Milan and the military alliance 200 yards west of Jardine's office. ton on the Canton-Hankow Rall-have been regained. In addition committee is expected to report which will be signed in Berlin at

The property was. machine-way.. the end of the month.

forces by artillery and bombing It is noteworthy that Musso- planes.

Ital, in his speech. made 10 reference to Danzig, Paland, the Anglo-Turkish treaty nor the claims against France.

Heavy fighting is still going on in the vicinity of Chunghalang. | northwest of Hankow,

TWO GOOD DIVIDENDS AT MACAO MAY RACE

MEETING

Ticket No. 15557 Wins Big

Prize In Lamchen Cup

FINE WEATHER AND TWO GOOD DIVIDENDS IN THE THIRD AND FOURTH RACES featured the May meeting of the Macao Jockey Club held at the Areia Preta yesterday, when a fair number of enthusiasts made the trip from Hongkong.

In the Kennet-Handicap, Mr. G. R. Payne, brought Fairy Auk home first to pay $87.20 while Miss Fearon's Palmer (Mr. P. Y. T. Wei) paid backers $65,30 for a win.

Mr. A. W. Raymond, with two) wins,

the most successful Vas Jockey,

The Lamchen Cup on which was a special, sweep was won by Mr. Lan's Plain View ridden by Mr. [H, C. Pih., Ticket No. 15557 won

$10,522.40.

Detailed results were as follows: 1. THE DUXFORD HANDICAP (Five Furlongs)

Mrs. G. W. Cooper, and Mrs. P. E. Bedell's Merry Fatty ......

(Mr. G. W. Cooper)" Mr. H. Y. Liang's Meadow Eve

(Mr. K L Ip) Mr J. H Fotts'. Gold-Clause

(Mr. W. N. Yeh) 3 Distance won: A neck a length between second and thir

Time: $15-1/5. 49-1/5, 1.24-4/6. Pari-mutuel

Winner: $10.60. Places: $7, 39.70, $10.20.

Betting

Win. Coureur Bleu (Mr. R. K

C. Chul)

12 Gold Clause (Mr. W. N.

Yeh) Hohenfels (Mr. 8. W. Lee): Meadow Eve (Mr. K. I.

Ip)

Pl.

The teaching of fascism is clear and my will is as adamant"

as ever," added I! DocE.

to several hundred Japanese ill-shortly on plans.to strengthen the gunned and coolies were killed! The Japanese at Kongmoon are ed, many Japanese officers and continental defence by the develop

soldiers have been taken prisoner ment of civilian air lines.

and wounded:

There was also a raid yesterday morning when three Japanese The system of guarantees was planes dropped bombs on various doomed to fall against the tremen- parts of the city. dous bloc of 150 millions, algnor Mussolini remarked.

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Casualties are unknown,

The address was again and again message adds. interrupted by vociferous cheers.

الم.

CHINESE PLANES

ACTIVE

KAOAN, May 14 (Central) - Chinese warplanes heavily bombed Fenghsin, west of Nanchang, Jea-. terday morning. Considerable caa- ualties were inflicted on the Japanese. Japanese positions at Nanchang and Anyl were also st. tacked.

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Japanese batteries on the west bank of the Fu River flowing south of Nanchang have been interinit-1 tently shelling across the river. Several fires were caused on May 12.

Chinese troops made a surprise raid on the Japanese garrison at 11 Fengchlapu on the Juichang- Wuning highway in north Kiangsi

10 on May 11. With the aid of thou- gand of Chinese peasants they damaged miles of the highway.

11

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18

11

Merry Fatty (Mr. G. W** ·

Cooper) Morning Tip (Mr. G

Payne)

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2 Victory Life (Mr. G. W.

Hook

·Cont

145

92

Total

Back Pare

BIG ORDER FOR BRITAIN

CAIRO, May 14 (Reuter)-Details

of the construction of three urma factories in Egypt have bem an- nounced. Tenders estimated at £900,000 will shortly be invited from Britain. :

the

now on the defensive,

NIGHT RAID

YUNGYUN, KWANGTUNG, 'May 14 (Central)-A Chfriese night raid on Fukwohu, northeast of Canton, on May 12 resulted in about 100 Japanese being slain. The remnant. Japanese fled to Chungsunhu

PETTY OFFICER SWAN

WINS GOVERNOR'S PRIZE

CHINESE CONTROL AT "BISLEY" MEETING

TUNKI, ANHWEI, May 14

GUIDE TO THE NEWS (Central) Plasten in north Kiang-

PAGE 2-Lawn Bowls League results. · "Fifth Extra Race meeting.programme. Davis Cup. Tennis to aid relief. Kotewall Cup final. Training gallops..." PAGE 3 Radio programmes.

The 'Services.

PAGE Cinemias. Diary of local events, Crossword puzzle.

PAGE 6-Donation of ambul- ance. Kowloon wedding, Newsettes, Menn. PAGE 7-Perosi opus. Car mishap in Taumati:" regis- tration of Chinese. Folles. reports, Airport; news, Fun-j 'eral" of "Mr." Duncan Lee, PAGE 8.-Leading article: Con- scriptlan. Hello and goodbye... PAGE 10-Local League Base- allupset International soccer in Milan. PAGE 11-Anglo-US. barter, plan. Conditions in Taiyman' under Japanese rule. Town, Planning Ordinance draft.. Planning Ordinance draft: PAGES 12 ́ and 13-Finance

and commerce. PACES 142 and 16--Shipping A news and directory.

su has been retaken by the Chi- nese, Over 300 Japanese casual-- Hles were inflicted, during a three- hour street fight. The Japanese filed across the Grand Canal·

The magistrate Wang Hua-yun has returned to Phafen.

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SINYEH RETAKEN NANYANG, HONAN, May (Central)-Sinyeh, south Honan town, has reverted to Chinese control after a brief occupation by the Japanese.

Special Presentation Made To Major G. P. Murray

THE VERY KEEN INTEREST TAKEN BY THEIR EXCELLENCIES THE GOVERNOR AND GENERAL OFFICER " COMMANDING," SIR GEOFFRY NORTH- COTE, AND MAJOR-GENERAL A. E. GRASETT, respectively, in the welfare of the Hongkong Rifle Association was evidenced yesterday when they were present practically the whole day at the Kowloon City Ranges to witness the competition for H.E. the Gover- nor's Prize, which brought to a conclusion a most suc cessful "Bisley" meeting.

Major-General Grasett very sportingly fired in the Senior Members' match in which the Army defeated the Navy.

A thousand Japanese troops made a suddeŋ attack on the town on May 10. Outnumbered the Chinese defenders withdrew to the suburbs after · bitter fighting. Upon the arrival of reinforcements the following morning they

Major G. P. Murray, the WINNER CHAIRED " launched a counter-attack while armed Chinese civiilans attacked honorary secretary of the The Governor's Prize was won from inside..

H.K.R.A., whose indefatigu-Petty Officer Swan, of the Nav After sustaining heavy losses,able efforts were mainly resing from a bad cold, amassed

Range Staff, who, although suffer the Japanese retired in a south-

ponsible for the successful total of 328 to win by a handsome easterly direction.

running of the meeting, was margin of seven points. He the recipient of a silver had the honour of being "chaire SIAN, May 14 (Central) Threz | Japanese columns comprising about cigarette-box, suitably into the official marquee

Bgt. 7) E. Russell, of the Hong 4,000 men converging on Hachispa scribed, presented by the

kong Police captured Becond Pris and Balachistsal northeast of members of the Association with a total of sat, famisalue Wenshut in central shansi have in token, of gratitude for the ots ahead of Palle Ber sulcted 400 casualties in a series of valuable services he had ren- Thong, of the Police Reserve engagements with the Chinese.

(Continued on Page 8).

JAPANESE DEFEAT

dered to the H.KRA..

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