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HONGKONG, THURSDAY, JULY 13, 1939.

JAPANESE SERVICE LEADERS TO ATTEND

NAZI PARTY CONGRESS

"Talks Will Assist Japanese Expedition In China:" Terauchi

·TOKYO, JULY 12 (REUTER)-THE FORMER WAR MINISTER, GENERAL COUNT TERAUCHI AND ADMIRAL OSUMI, a member of the War Council, have accepted Herr Hitler's personal Invitation to attend a Nazi conference at Nuremberg. They will be accompanied by Staff officers and will leave on Tuesday,

The delegation will also visit Italy.

In the course of their stay in Italy, General Terauchi and Admiral Osumi will participate in celebrations "on the anniversary of the march on Rome.

Gen. Terauchi, in a state- ment, declared that the meet- ing of the leaders of "three strong powers at this critical time is not only full of signi- | ficance but will possibly

Supplementary Estimates For

tribute to the successful pro-British Army

secution of Japan's expedition in China."

ing.

LONDON, July 12 (Reuter)-The amount of £79,000,000 is the total A Transocean message states

set forth in the supplementary that the military delegation will be Army estimates issued this morn- .composed of General Count Ter- auchi, General Count Hisalchi, ex- Minister of Marine, Admiral Baron Osumi, Colonel Yasato. Major Kaneda. Major Kato. Capt. Kojima and Capt. Onoda, and will depart on July 18.

Mineo

An explanatory note shows that additional charges, which will be provided by a loan to the regular army and the calling out of reserve forces and the territorial will be £10,000,000.

army.

The National Socialist Party

The increase in the estabi Congress in Nuremberg will take ment of the territorial "army will place between September 2 and 11 be £12,000,000 and the formation and the Japanese Army will be re- of militia £28,000.000, while other presented by the military delega-measures in connexion with the tion.

expansion and acceleration of the army defence programme will be

Gun Threat To £38,000,000

Taxi-Driver Alleged

YOUNG EUROPEAN INVOLVED IN ASSAULT

On the credit side appear. £500,000 from voluntary Con-· Stralia tributions from the Settlements (in addition to the fixed contribution), Bahamas, Malay States, Kelantan, the Sultans of Tregganu, Brunei and Raja and the State Coun- cil of Perlis.

The supplementary 'estimate brings the total to be provided in 1939, under the Defence Loans Act, to £145,000,000, and the total Army estimate, before deducting this sum, is £227,000,000..

The estimated maximum strength

A Kowloon taxi-driver was last night threatened with a revolver and assaulted, en- tirely, without cause, by an of the militia is given as 100,000 unknown European stated to men and the revised establishment be under the influence of of the territorial army at 485,000- liquor who also smashëd the an increase of 239.000. glass windows of the vehicle.

The incident occurred in

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VULNERABILITY OF AXIS EXPOSED BY R.A.F. FLIGHT TO FRANCE

AT NUREMBERG Magnitude of

THIS KIND OF THING STRIKES SOME British Naval

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PEOPLE AS AMUSING!

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Musso."And yet I don't know, Adolf, if it's so funny after Where do we stand when that boy grows a little "bigger"" (The Bulletin, Glasgow)

RETALIATORY MEASURES

AGAINST ITALIANS.

Military Reasons Given For Tyrol Expulsion

LONDON, July 12 (Reuter)-In the House of Com- mons. to-morrow, the Prime Minister Mts Chamber- lain, will be asked whether unless the Italian order is rescinded retaliatory measures to expel Italians residing in Britain will be taken. “

Various reasons have been given for the Italian order that foreign residents in South Tyrol should leave within 48 hours.

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One is that the residents, being! familiar with the district, will be transferred for military reasons that the Italian Government while another reason wants to convince the German people who are repatriating to Germany that other residents are receiving undifferential treatment.

A message from Rome states that it is officially declared that the order was made for the military reasons after secret police had found certain elements in the foreign re- sidents district.

Nathan Road, near Yaumati, COMMUNIST PARTY WARNS

about 10.45 p.m.

Kwong Lun, the driver, in a re- OF "FAR EASTERN MUNICH”

port to the police, said that the

European. hired the taxi in Han-

kow Road. At a spot in Nathan DENOUNCES TRAITORS & REITERATES

Road, between

the Alhambra

Theatre and the Blue Taxicab CO-OPERATION WITH

Company's depot, the European

ordered the driver to stop.

He then lashed out, the driver alleged, and broke the car, win- dows, struck Kwong several blows and also pointed a revolver at the- man's face.

The offender, stated to be about 35 years' old, then jumped into a moving bus proceeding in the direction of Shamshulpo. He had not been traced up to a late hour Yast night.

Bays Reuter.

KUOMINTANG

CHUNGKING, July 12 (T/Ocean)-The Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party, in à de- claration published in the special anniversary edition of its organ, the "Hsin Hua Jih Pao," demands that the anti-Japanese war be carried on to the end, that closer co-operation be established between the Kuo- mintang and the Communist Party in order to effective- ly oppose any tendency towards compromise or capi- tulation, and that an independent new China be creat- ed, based on the Three People's Principles of Dr. Sun Yat-sen.

Expressing the party's res the Kuomintang and the Com pectful submission to Gener-munist party whose co-operation is alissimo Chiang Kai-shek, the the main factor of China's nation- manifesto pays tribute to the al unity,

At the same time the Japanese are attempting to make use of in- sympathising ternational forces

The correspondent of the "Paris Sair has been expelled from Rome. This is the second expulsion of French journalist within a week soldiers at the front and to the foreign powers which have helped China in this with Fascism with the object of critical hour.

exerting direct and indirect pres- sure on China in order to bring about her surrender.

THIRD TIENTSIN LIVE WIRE DEATH

It further points out that the TIENTSIN, July 12 (Reuter) Japanese, having met with military

"Far Eastern Munich " Another Chinese was found elec-fallure, are now turning to the

The manifesto goes on to say trocuted this moming on the live political held with the aim of ob

taining the co-operation of weak that three factors are now press wire along the northernmost.

minded and evilly disposed ele-ing upon China. The first is Jap boundary of the British Conces

ments in China.

anese political Intrigue. The BIOTI..

second is represented by the ac This is the third fatality on the wire" sizes the omcial annonce- Wang Ching-wel and his sup.tivities of Chinese traitors The ment that the fence surrounding porters, states the declaration, are third is the movement towards a the concessions would be charged: spreading false rumours in the Far Eastern Munich.” with high-tension current

Wang Denounced

hope of sowing dissension between

(Continued 'on' Pago,8)

HITLER'S WREATH

This wreath, six feet high with red ribbon bearing "Adolf Hitler" in white" letters, was the German Chancellor's re- markable tribute to the British racing ace at the funeral ser-

vice in London.". (See Story Page "S)

On Other

Pages

Page 2-Lawn

bowls notes. Home cricket. League tennis. Baseball notes. Page 3-Radio programmes, London Gazette, The Services. Page 5. Cinemas. Coming

events. Crossword puzzle. - Page 6-Registry and Rosary Church weddings, Newsettes, Menu. Hongkong personality introduced.

Ees- Fage July Crimins)

sions, Application to pre- sume death. Funerals. Page & Leading article: Great Britain's Guarantee. Lee, Page 10 Society notables at Macao races. Assistance för Hongkong students. Bribery alleged Travel filmy Page 11 British warships speed to Tsingtao Italy's expulsion order HK-Can- ton wireless service. Pages 12 and 13-Finance and

commerce.

Pages 14 and 15--Shipping

news and directory. Page 16. Choa bankrupte

case sequel.

Rearmament

Demonstration Draws Howls Of Rage From Nazi Press

LONDON, July 12 (BWS)-The successful test flight

40 NEW SHIPS BY END OF YEAR LONDON, July 12 (Reuter) -Supplementary to the "re- velations of the magnitude of British

rearmament: naval Hector C. Bywater, Naval Cor- respondent of the "Daily Telegraph learns from ⋅ an "In air strategy, however, show to be by no means in- anthoritative source that the central position is not accessible from the British bases, could be reached with. even an advantage, more than 40 new warships necessarily and several auxillary vessels since it is difficult, when greater ease from bases in allied

territory. come may will be afloat before the end bombers

"It is our hope that the Saw- any side, to remove their of the year.

illustrated by less performance to any secure more than 100 British machines will be repeated frequently in

of British bombers over France yesterday is greeted With a chorus of satisfaction in the British press this morning.

The "Daily Telegraph" says: "When the position of the axis Powers is viewed in terms of military strategy," the advantage of their central position for the transfer of troops, from front to front, is gener- ally recognised.

In

from

These comprise five 35,000-ton objectives battleships now under construc- position. tion, also including H.M8. Jellicoe.

"Points in Germany, and Italy, peacetime and only in peacetime five 8,000-ton cruisers, seven which distances flown yesterday-but the grimme: possibilities. smaller cruisers, four large air- -craft-carriers, 10 to 15 1,700-ton destroyers and nine ocean-going submarines.

The auxiliarles Include depot ships and 25 motor torpedo boats, of which the latest type are of 32 tons.

Apart from the new construc- tion, the battleships Queen Eliza- beth and Valiant and battle-cruiser Renown are to be reconstructed to compare favourably with the new

Will est foreign battleships, and shortly be rejoining the Navy.

DR. KUNG ON TOKYO PARLEYS

CHUNGKING, July 12 (T/Ocean) - Every "con- cession of acquiescence by England to the Jap-. anese demands will be re- garded as an unfriendly

UNABLE TO act by the Chinese Na- GET SIGNAL THROUGH

tional Government, de- clared the President of the Executive Yuan, Dr. H. H. Kung, to a Trans- ocean representative in reply to a question re- garding China's attitude towards the forthcoming Anglo-Japanese

confer-

ence...

which underlie such an experi- ment should not be ignored.

German Bluster BERLIN, July 12 (Benter)- "Demonstrative Threats," "Ime pudent Provocation" and "Is Destred With Acquaintance

the German Air Force?!' até among the furious headlines in the German press this morn- ing regarding the flight of the British warplanes to France. "Germany may rest assured that not one British bomber would get through the German air de- fence," writes the "Lokal Anzeiger”. referring to the remark attrihm ted to a Paris paper that the night would give the populations of Nuremberg. Leipzig and Hamburg food for thought.

The "Boersen Zeitung" declares that "the demonstration fight has not lost us a minute's good sleep."

Daring Street Hold-up

AUSTIN CAR USED

- BY JOY - RIDING

ROBBERS

WHEN THE THETIS DID NOT RISE LONDON, July 12 (Reuter) Dr. Kung expressed the opinion On resumption of the in-that the conference will not be ex- quiry into the loss of the sub-tended to general problems con- wireless nected with the political situation marine Thetis, a operator on the tug which in the Far East but will be con- followed the Thetis during aned to the Anglo-Japanese con-

Joy-riders turned robbers "the trial in Liverpool Bay delict in Tientsin.

The only condition under which clared that conditions were so

in Kowloon late yesterday China would consider discontinu- bad that he was unable to get in the hostilities would be a com-afternoon when an Austin in contact by wireless with plete withdrawal of the Japanese Seven car, stolen from Kow the land station.

troops from China, this being the loon City at 2 pm, was used When he was asked by Lieut. essential condition for any nego- three hours later in a daring Coltart to communicate with the tiations between the two coun-robbery.

22-year-old Naval authorities informing themtries.

Chan Muk-sang, that the Thetis had not risen Following the withdrawal of the shop foki, who was walking along from her dive. he (witness) could Japanese troops, China would be the road skirting the Central not get the message through.

willing to enter into a "peace con- British School at Matauwel, was Diver to-day found the first ference conducted either through victimized by two men who ap distress buoy which had been sent the medium of a third power, or proached him in the car, alighted

and held him up with a knife. up by the submarine.

Jan international conference.

CHINA WAR NEWS:

SURPRISE FLANK ATTACK LAUNCHED BY CHINESE: BIG BATTLE IN SHENSI

CHUNGKING, July 12 (Reuter)--Renewed fighting was re- ported to-day trom Shansh” where the Japanese are employing four divisions. two of which' have just arrived from Japan, and one mixed brigade, which are converging from the north, west œnd east."

A Chinese spokesman stated to-day that the Chinese hund⠀ launched a surprise flank attack, inflicting many casualties, and owing to the fierce Chinese resistance, the Japanese, had, failed to make headway in their westem drive.

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A sum of $10.30 was taken from the foki by the robbers, as well, as a watch and a police whistle.

Chan was completely unsuspect ing when the car, which had been following him, came to a stop. He was confronted with a form of robbery practically unknown in Hongkong, and was too surprised to raise any alarm as the two men made a successful getaway.

The stolen car, No. 901, was re- ported last night by police to have been found. “A

The Sino-Soviet Institute of Cul- tural Relations has sent a message of condolence to the Soviet For- eign Cultural Relations Association at Moscow over the untimely deaths of the Soviet Ambassador to China, M. Luganets Oralsky, and his wife, on Saturday. The mea sage states that his deaths

Nu (Central Newa).

A big battle is expected to start in Central Shans shortis, SHANCEOW, HONAN, July 17 eight miles north-west of Soochow (Central)An unsuccessful drive on the Nanking-Shanghai Railway, shock to the Chinese nation

on the Chinese positions north- on Sunday night, west of Po AL, western terminus Part of the Japanese munitions of the Tankow-Chingham Railway, stored at the station was taken In Northern Honan, was launched away by the Chinese and the re- by the Japanese last Saturday, matnder was entirely destroyed by Following a ferce encounter, they are. retreated, leaving some 200, desd behind

Burned To Death TUNKI ANHWEL, July 12, (Cen tral) than 30 Japanese sol diers were burned to

Plane Wreckage SIAN, July 12 (Central)/The Wreckage of #Japan which crashed at Weina Bhensi, on July 6 was brought here yesterday morning it is

tre set by Chinese wuerillas during 91-type machine made it February

aratte on the Japa house at Haumukwan station

guard in the 14th year of She

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THE DOLLAR

T.T. ON LONDON, 12 225/12/ ETATION NEW YORK: 28.11/16.

From Our Own Correspondenz

Londingly 12/ London-silver prices to-day were up 3/16 for Spot and 1/8 for For- ward sa follows

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