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SPECIAL COURT

No Charges Still Formulated

PEIPING, July 11 (Reuter)—— The Japanese army spokesman announced to-day that Col. “ Spear, British Military Attache to the Embassy, who was ar- reated by the Japanese in May last, would appear before a special court martial 10 Kalgan, but he was unable to reveal the date of the trial or the charges against Col. Spear.

Shanghai Hero Once More Fights Enemy

General Tsai Ting-kaf, leader of the 19th Route Army that for over a month held back a better equipped Japanese invading army in the Shanghal war of January 1932, is now back in the ranks of China's Ürhting "commanders.

For the past few months, he has been directing operations west of Canton, according to a recent dispatch from the South China front. In April his men successfully blocked the Japan- ese advance toward Kwangsi along the West Elver.

WOUNDED BY BOMBS

Last October, when he was visit- ing his native village at Loting in Western Kwangtung he received

an emergency message from Can- ton. The Japanese had landed an The tribunal befure which he army of 30,000 at Blas Bay and would appear is a special body were marching toward the south- created since the present hostili-ern Chinese metropolis. He ties began and normaly used for out at once, but before he got to

the trial of Japanese civilians or foreigners Infringing the military law.

LE

It consists of "persons attached to the Japanese Army" but not officers and this is believed to mean lawyers and other etvilians attached to the fighting forces.

Questioned in regard to the right of this body to try Col. Spear, the spokesman said that three Japanese soldiers were now being tried la Kalgan and idded "If we can try our own soldiers, I guess we are able to try Col. Spear.”

SOLIDARITY

OF CHINESE

FOOCHOW, JULY 11 (CENTRAL) Jet-PINGTAN ISLAND, ONE OF THE LARGER ISLES OFF THE FUKIEN Canton, the city had fallen. COAST OPPOSITE FUTSING, WAS He was

wounded by Japanese OCCUPIED BY JAPANESE LAND- aerial bombs on the outskirts ofING PARTIES ON JULY 3. the city.

Although an unfortified Island,

As soon as he had recovered, he militia corps offered stubborn re- set out for those districts south-sistance to the Invaders. Driver west of Canton where for over a put from the main town, they are year he had been training and now scattered to the interior to arming the peasants for self- tagage in zuerilla' activities, defence. The following three

Plaghai Landing months saw him leading these

men against the invaders each Following two days brisk fight- time the Japanese attempted to ing. Chinese troops and militia penetrate deeper into the province. corps have evacuated Pingnat. Last March he came tb. Chung-south. Fukien coastal town midway king in response to a call from between Toochow and Amoy, and Generalissimo "Chiang Kai-shek. about 35 miles south-east When he returned to South China, Hinghwa, on July 7. In the House of Commons yes- he had been "made' deputy com- terday Mr. R.A." Butler. Under- mander of a group army of several Secretary for Foreign Affairs, said divisions defending the West River that repeated representations had regions.

Query In Commons

been made" to the Japanese Gov- According to Chinese war cor- emment by Sir Robert Craigle for respondents who recently visited the release of Col. Spear." -

his feld headquarters, General

Mr. Butler added that Sir Robert Tsai has changed but little since days seven Craigle would continue to press the Shanghal' war for Col, Spear's early release and years ago, except that to-day he that no charges had yet been for-1s a little stouter.-C.I.C. mulated against him..

80 KILLED: 200 HURT

POWDER FACTORY EXPLODES IN SPAIN

PARIS, July 11 (T/Ocean)—— This Bank is entirely owned by Eighty were killed and more than Тия CHABE NATIONAL BANK,200 injured, while between 80 New Youx, with Resources over and foo are reported missing as U.S.82,500,000,000.

result of an explosion in a pow- der factory near Penaranda, the Spanish Province of Sala- manca, on Sunday.

D. M. BIGGAR,

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THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LIMITED

La

FAR EASTERN SITUATION

French Deputation

A

belated message

which confirms the fall of Pingħal states that the town was sub- Jected to terrific al bombard- Tucats by Japanese naval planes throughout Jay 6. Two previous landing ay dapanese blue-jackets met with stiff re- *"sistance from Chinese coastal

force.

of

The larger portion of the population of Pingual, it is stated, has been evacuated into, the in- terior

WEDNESDAY, JULY

12, 1939 —PAGE 13.

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Chinese Journalist Killed

SHANOJAO, KIANGSI. July 11 his (Central) — Incensed by cutspoken and fearless editorial policy, the Japanese military for- ces at Kashan have arrested, and killed Mr. Kan Chi-fang, proprie- tor and editor of the "Käshan Morning Post on June 6, accord- ing to a belated report received

here to-day.

The Kashan Morning Post 15 one of two widely circulated news- Fresh Attack

papers north of the Shanghai KINHWA, July 10 (Central) Hanechow railway and east of the Under the cover of a terrific naval Scochow-Kashing highway. Mr. and aerial bombardment, more Kari is also one of the directors of than 400 Japanese marines Inun- the other paper, the "Kashan

Island, off the Wenchow coast, lished behind the guerilla zones. Cheklang, early yesterday morning.

Visiting London ched a fresh attack on Yuhwan Daily News" which is being pub-

For Discussions

047

LONDON, July 11 (Reuter)-- A deputation of the Franco- Chiese Committee of the French Chamber of Deputies will be visiting London Wednesday at the invitation of ten members of Parliament, including Sir John Wardlaw Milne, and Mr. Vernon Bartlett.

Committee... comprising

The

They encountered stiff Chin- ese resistance at Meltshar Fighting is reported to be still raging at a late hour.. last night,

Great Revelation CHUNGHING, July 10 (Central)— Among the numerous telegrams received by Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek on the Second Anniver-

A large number of houses were damaged and some sere *still ablaze on Monday afternoon. about 240 deputies of all parties, sary of the war was one from Cal. A goods train at Penaranda recently had important discus Henry L, Stimson, in his capacity Station was completely destroyed slons with M. Daladier, the French as Chairman of the Council for

and entire Fremler, €100.000 by the explosion.

M. Bonnet, the Non-Participation in Japanese Ag- £1,000,000 population in Penaranda evacuat- French Foreign Minister, on French gression. 21,27,800ed to Salamanca. The damage policy in the Far East

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Col. Stimson sald China's two far done la estimated at The deputation is led by M. years' resistance is a great rt- several million pesetas.

Marius Moutet, former Minister relation to the world, and belter- The Spanish Government sent for the Colonies, and will discussed that at the end of her struggle $200,000 pesetas as first relier the Far Eastern situation with she will gain freedom and, recon- Kuala Trengmian money. The tre brigades of Sala- members of Parliament at a meet-struction."

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LONDON, July 11 (Reuter)--In reply to a question' in the Hous of Commons by Mr. AHM. Ramsay (Com) who asked whether the League of Nations had ever been notified of the acts of aggression by Boviet armies in China, culmin- PAID-UP CAPITAL 240,000,000.00 ating in the imposition of the Soviet system in Ginklang and (BRANCHES ALL OVER CHINA) Owing to our numerous Branches Szechuen, Mr. RA Butler, Under- in Chins and connections in the Secretary for Foreign Affairs, re- principal Commercial Centres of piled that there had been a wide the World, we are able to extend extension of Russian influence in to our Clients special facilities for Binklang in the last few years, Domestic and Foreign Banking and but that the system of Govern- Exchange.

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manca, Valladolid and Avilla con- Ing in the House of Lords, on -centrated in Penaranda in fight- Wednesday evening, rollowing s

ing the are."

lunch in the House of Commons.”

Story Of Canton Guerilla Corps

Successful Resistance Confidence Inspires

Ft-

QUEEN MARY IN

THE "SHILLINGS"

the

Mr. Kan was a veteran journalist of note, having been a faithful member of the Fourth Estate for the past many years. Many of his friends are petitioning the Chekiang Provincial Government for a compassionate grant to hts family.

THETIS INQUIRY

LONDON, July 11 (BWS) - Further technical evidence was heard in yesterday's proceedings before the Tribunal enquiring. Into the Thetis disaster.

CHINESE RAISE RELIEF FUNDS. IN MALAYA PALEMBANG, July 11 (Central) --To commemorate the second an-

niversary of the Sino-Japanese

hostilities and to raise funds for

the relief of Chinese war refugees

Various circles in Malaya "have Queen Mary Bat in

organized, a special 'expositiom “shillings” when she went to the which opened here on July 7. pictures to see a colour flim of The exposition was oficially

the royal tour.

opened by the Chinese Consul in

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MESSÄGERIES. MARITIMES

CONSIGNEE NOTICE.

8.8. FELIX ROUSSEL"

17'A/39.

BRINGING CARGO FROM MARSEILLES via SAIGON, etë ARRIVED HONG KONG os WEDNESDAY, THE 5TH JULY, 1939

that their goods with the exception UNSIGNEES are hereby informed

of Opium, Treasure and Valuables are being landed & stored into the Godowns of the Hong Kong, Kowloon Wharf & Godown Co., Ltd, Kowloon, whence delivery may be obtained immediately after landing..

All claims must be sent in to me an or before the 15th July, 1939, o they will not be recognized.

Damaged Packages will be examined by the Company's Surveyor, Mesars, Goddard & Dongise in the presence of the Consignees at 10.00 am. on Tues day, the 11th July, 1939.

H

Consignees must have' Reverze Officer in attendance when any dutiable goeds are axamined by the Company's Burr67ora.

No Fire inscrsace will be effected by us in any case whatever.

R. OHL,

Agent

Hong Kong, 6th July, 1989,

JAPANESE OCCUPY PINGTAN I.

CHUNGKING, July 11 (Cen- tral)--More": falegematts from Chinese diplomatic and com=" sular.representatives abroad re- porting on the meetings held there in commemoration of the second anniversary of the Sino-Japanese bostilities on July 7 have been received by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Sitting a few TOWS from the Kuala Lumpur, and was attended of the Chinese people abroad and

front, and propped forward in her seat by a cushion, she taugh- ed aloud at several incidents in the film, which lasted · for hour.

in

A "Daily Mirror" representa- tive sat behind the royal party and noticed that Queen

her Mary | hardly addressed companions... Princess Helena Victoria and Princess Marit, Louise. She was too engrossed- In the film.

in the first day by thousand Chinese pulire,

They all indicate the solidarity

several their full support to the policy of

armed resistance to the end, ....... The proceeds of the exhibition, The latest of these messages expected to reach $400,000 Chinese include those from the Chinese. currency, will be entirely turned embassies in Germany and over for the relief of Chinese war Belgium and the Chinese consulate refugees.

in Batavia.

The Japanese a out to dispatched a force of 600 soldiers

Self-De- destroy the Civilian

to that area. The Civilian Self-

"Offer Gold" Move

Press Commente fence Corp of a

County Just Defence Corps in answer, beat

MILO July 11 (Central)-The-A message from New York; north of Canton and east of the village gồngs and mustered

handsome sum of $30,000 - was states that the "New York Herald the Canton-Hankow Railway.

2,000 men. För two days the

realised in an “Offer Gold" cam... | Tribunë," commenting on the Corps, forming a cordon" around They first encountered

paign on July 7 among the soldiers second anniversary of the Bino- sistance from this corps Ixte

the Japanese troops, fought "In-

and civilians on the North Hunan Japanese undeclared war, pointed last year when they pushed

cessantly," Only under cover of a She followed every little detail frent

out that there would seem to be. north followingg their

smokescreen, which the villa-cloealy, and when the King's Officers and men on the north nothing worthy of - celebration gets mistook for poison gas, and speeth from Canada was record-bank of the Binslang River under from the standpoint both of pation of the City of Kams.

with the aid of an aerial boned she leaned forward to cath General Chang Yao-min collected Japanese military and the Jap Infuriated by Japanese des

the Japanese each word. struction and atrocity, the na-bardment, were Livey of that region organized

finally able to retreat. The Jap anese bombed the region the their own defence. It ly

following day, razing 300 houses Her visit was a surprise, estimated that early this year

осси-

they possessed more than 10 to the ground.

100 rifles and about 60 light machine-guns.

The cinema was the Monseig "neur News Theatre, Piccadilly.

more than $27,000 among them- anese people. selves, while the famming populace militarists have been driven to on both banks of the river, in a extremes and are burst of enthusiasm, gave $2,000. rallying the support of the Then they an

Fisherfolk on the Tungting Lake The New York Times nounced in the adjoining areas

“A Splendid Film” « and woodcutters among the Tayun editorially that two years of war that the capture alive of a mem-

Hills, unable to give money but have driven Japan farther away After the show she stood up for refusing to be outdone, offered fish from her fundamental god) dan ber of the Self-Defence Corps had

than The natives of this, region had value of $5. There were no "God Save the King" thanked and firewood.

at the beginning of the manager, Philip Hobbs, and The election of the new chair their first taste of war in Novem-claimants for the reward.

The hatred and enmity KONGMOON

The encounters of the Corps sald: "It was a splendid fim. 1 man vice-chairman and officers ber last year when, hiding in

Chinese people would TOISHAN

of the Chinese General Chamber ambush, they surprised a JD with the Japanese bave inspired have enjoyed every minute of it,”

Mr. Mao Bze-cheng member gotten in a hundred KINGOHOW!!

of Commerce will be held at the anese detachment of over 10 men more and more inhabitants of Outlu Ficcadilly Janch-hour of the Control Tuan, passed away The paper deck

Out Fl We also handle the issue of Bonds Chamber's building in Connaught in a nearby mountain. Taken un- the region to fight for their safe crowds swarmed round the royal in his native place Fenghus | American and other Public Funds of the Chinese Government both at Hom Road on July 15. It is believed averea, the Japanese retreated ty their homes and their coun-car to get a glimpse of her Cheklang, on July 4 Mr. Yuzu- being supplied

Tomeone hlaskut will be te lastly, leaving 10 killed and try. The self-defence corps now Majesty Trafic was held Jen. Fresident of the Control Yuan, remin revera

felected to the Chairmanship and wounded and two bicycles has 27 units each unit consisting and it was some time before the has sent a telegram condolen escutcheon Ledger Mr. M. Wong as vice-chairman The Japanese four days later of at least 100 persoas C.LO car could move

CANTON SWATOW SHIUCHOW

SHOUJ CHEN,

to the family of the deceased”

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