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HONGKONG" DAILY PRESS

WIDE SCOPE OF WORK OF Rehabilitation INTERNATIONAL RED CROSS

IN RELIEVING DISTRESS

CHUNGKING, »August 12' (Central)-In the first six months of 1939, the International Red Cross Committee for Central Chins spent $339,926.90 for hospital subsidies, medical treatment, refuges relief, special grants to hospitals and miscellaneous grants to dr- phanages and other relief organisations.

being

Of Spain

"AMBITIOUS" PLAN

REPORTED

PARIS, Aug. 13 (Reuter)—Far-- reaching plisis for the rehabilita tion of Spain is reported to be unt- der consideration by Fräneo's gov- ernment, according to Haris' Tangler correspondent.

It is proposed to give Spain an air force of 1,000 war planes, a standing army of 350,000 men and a fleet of 250,000 tons.

The figure does not include hospital subsidies given by the Hankow nice of the committee, nor drugs donated to the various hospitals. More than 60 per cent of the amount was used for re- fugee relief purposes.

Committee was in-average of 1,000 cases are . When the

in treated at its clinics daily. augurated in September, 1937, Hankow, with Madame Chlang Special cash donations in drugs Kai-shek as patron, it was entire are also made to various hospitals.

Toans, roads, bridges and canal, ly supported by individual contri-All drugs and other stores, such as damaged during the civil war will

clothing" are delivered butions from abroad. Since the refugee

be reconstructed, and new canals formation of the British Reilet direct to the hospitals free of and railways will be built. Ports Fund for Distress in China and transportation charges and cus-will be enlarged, while the whole the American Church Fund for toms duties,

China, it has been mainly relying on these two foreign organisa- tions.

peninsula “will be electrifled, n

CABLE

Tientsin's Plea For Justice

CHUNGKING, Aug. 12 (Central)

The people of Tientsin yesterday addressed - two separate letters to "Sir Archibald Clark Kerr and M. Henri Cosme, British and French Ambassadors respectively to China, concerning the Tientsin situation.

The letter to the British envoy declared that the anti-British movement 83

never a spon- taneous movement of the Chinese Reuter reports from Vienna' that people, but a sinister plot inspired according to persistent uncon- | and engineered by the Japanese firmed" rumours, Cardinal Innitzer and designed to drive British in- is retiring.

terests out of North China.

GUERILLAS

In collaboration with the Na-

Industrial and agricultural pro- tional Rellef Commission. the Committee is looking after various duction will be increased to the China War: refugee camps, particularly those maximum, imports reduced to the in the "occupied" areas where the minimum and a system of partial National Government would have economic autarchy introduced. diffeuities to administer direct ald. With the League of Nations The Committee is subsidizing 80, Epidemic Commission, it te seek- civilian hospitals in 12 provinces ing to prevent and suppress with approximately 4,000 beds for epidemics.

In addition to cash donations, the Committee also receives dona tions in drugs from foreign coun- tries.

.

the wounded, sick refugees and In addition, it is interested in air raid victims. For each. In- the programme of the iodization patient, the committee gives 50 of salt for Yunnan and Kweichow. cents a day, and for each out-where the staple generally lacks patient, 10 cents a treatment. An fodine.

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COUNT CIANO, Italy's Foreign Minister

HITLER

(Continued from Page 1) Both the "Frankfurer Zei tung" and the "Hamburger Fremdenblatt are pablishing long articles trying to throw the blame for any possible "outbreak of war on Britain.

BRITAIN, PLANS SECOND BIG BLACK - OUT

LONDON," "Ang. 13 (BWS)— Arrangements are being mada for another big black-out carly in September. affer the holiday season. Several scheme embracing smaller areas have already been drawn up. Some of the tests will begin earlier in the even- ing. Practice in every branch of civilian defence. will be given.

TURKS PREVENT JEWS ENTRY

SMYRNA, Aug. 13

APPOINTMENTS

PARIS, Aug. 13 (Reuter)-The Spanish Government has approved the appointment of General Gam- tara as Italian Ambassador to Spain "in succession to Count Di Campallo. according to Havas' Tangler correspondent.

The letter: urged the British Government to adopt a stronger. policy against the Japanese.

The letter to the French Ambas- sador pointed out that British and French interests in China are identical and must stand or fall together. It Britain were forced

would very soon he wiped oist.

IN CANTON to surrender, French

SUBURBS

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U.S. EXPORTS OF WAR MATERIAL

American

war

exports of material and weapons to Great Britain In July' totalled $5,694,000. France following with 33.030,000 and Brazil came third with | $433,000. The next three countries. on the list were Canada, Argentine

SHITHING, Aug. 13 (Central)- CHIANG” KAI - SHEK and Mexico.(T,O.)

Six 'hundred Japanese 'and puppet troops have been called back to Canton from Samshai to guard General Jordana, former For-against the increasing activities of eign Minister, has been appointed Chinese guerillas in the Can'on President of the Superior Council suburbs. of State. He will preside at the private council which will advise Gen. Franco independently of the government, and

Falangist Party.

thé

the Reports from Chaochow front state that, under the escort of six planes, Japanese units from Chaochow launched an attack on It is also reported that Gen Fangkal, twenty-two miles north of vila, formier War Minister, wil Swatow and only three miles from cn Wednesday. After be appointed President of the Chaochów, High Military Court, a position encountering stubborn Chinese re- which has been vacant since Feb-sistance, the invaders retired to

Chaochow, leaving 80 dead.

On the same day, three Japan. FREEMASONRY OUTLAWED

ese warships of light draft and MADRID, Aug. 13 (T/Ocean)-three steamboats proceeded to Tit Vigorous action by the Spanish shek, in Chungshan, whère an at- Government against freemasonry tempt was made to land marines was announced by the Minister of under a naval barrage. The Chi- the Interior, Senor Serrano Suner,nese "opened heavy fire in

article in the Falangist | pulsed them. organ, "Arriba," on Saturday. *

ruary.

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The Minister says that Spain

will take the "severest measures

In order to put an end to the cri minal activities of freemasons"] (Reuter) and that she will not toleräte any Two more tramp steamers laden attempt to sow seeds of discord {with exhausted, Czechoslovak among the Spanish youth.

Jewish refugees dropped anchor yesterday at Fenike, a small south Anatolian port in the Mediter- Franean

The Turkish authorities refused to allow them to land and ordered the steamer's immediate depar-

All commentators advise Britain'ture.

SPAIN'S NATIONAL

1 PAPERS LOST IN.

BLAZE

and re-

VIGOROUS HUPEH ADVANCE

FANCHENG, KÜPEH, Aug. 12. (Central)-Bostilities have again been brought to the immediate outskirts of Saifisien, Important North Hapeh town 105 miles

northwest of Hänkow now under

Japanese, occupation, as a result of the vigourous Chinese advance,

The flood forms a useful ally to the Chinese in the Han River valley, in central Hupeh. It has rendered Japanese mechanised MADRID, Aug. 13 (Reuter) equipment. ineffective. Taking to "come to her senses before it: It is stated that three

other Many of Spain's most valuable advantage of the food, the Chi- is too late" and not to leave the steamers with Jewish refugees are historical documents were destroy-nese have made frequent raids to fate of Europe in the hands of cruising about the eastern Mediter-ed yesterday when fire gutted the harass the enemy.. Polish irresponsibility.

ranean unable to land its passen-National Record Office at Alcala

Some 240 Japanese were killed The "Frankfurter Zeiting" says: gers anywhere.

Henares, 12 miles outside Madrid.

and drowned in the Han River last One would have to be blind not

Monday when their boats were to see, that a correction is due in

sunk by Chinese fire in an abor world. history and, that this correction will come to pass in the not too distant future."

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Hand Grenades

Usher S'hai

Anniversary

SHANGHAI, Aug, 13 (Router) --Eleven casualties, including two women and ins Chinese constable - of the Shanghai Municipal Pollés, were caused at 8.20pm. yesterday, when two hand-grenades were thrown outside the Japanese sponsored Chinese Inland Shipping Company, in West Hongkew, north" of the Soo- chow Creek and in the British defence sector.

the The explosions... panicked densely populated neighbourhood. British Volunteer cordoned, of the area while British and Japan ese officials conferred on the spot,

Continned from Page 1

Chinese newspapermen in the face of the enemy's inducement and threats, he asked them to supply LONDON, Aug. 12 (Reuter)-Tte | the public with accurate informa- Stock Exchange finished the week top in order to nullify the mal-on a generally satisfactory note, cious propaganda of the unscru- | largely, owing to the steadying tone imparted by the absence of pulous elements.

He hoped that the economic surprises in Forster's speech at circles in Shanghai would build an Danzig.

the News prominently mentioned of economic bulwark agairist

application enemy and assist the Government the Amsterdam bani to strengthen the credit of the to "suspend payments esused tem-

tender legal

and check theporary nervousness, which diss'pat- enemy's economic penetration. He ed immediately it was known that repercussions were explained that the recent drop of no serious the Chinese dollar in the ex- likely.

Foreign exchange pressure change market was due entirely to the undermining of the enemy against sterling on, the Continent. and had no effect upon the cur on fears that heavy seasonal trade

Hitherto, no arrests have been rency itself, and asserted that the payments to America will entail a

made. All Volunteers on short Government bad drawn up a cheaper pound in terms of the leave have hurriedly been recalled comprehensive scheme to place dollar, fecessitated official

inter-to barracks." Chinese wartime economy on a vention.

The shipping company concerne Both Spot and Forward markets ed runs a feet of launches, tugs and towboats between Shanghai. and Bacchow..

rational basis.

21

As a result of the bounteous on Wall Street were irregular. harvest during the current year,

for the Chinese Army and daily necessaries for the people was en- sured, he declared.

sufficient provisions and clothing Japanese Bomb

American Church

B

"

SURRENDER

(Continued from Pare 1)

He hoped that the Chinese youths remaining would refrain from luxurious and in Shanghai extravagant habits and live

For Japan to link to this purely FOOCHOW, Aag. 12 (Central) Anglo-Japanese matter extraneous

concern rigid, disciplined life. In view of The American Methodist Episcopal questions which

other the facility procuring books, Church was hit by three bombs Powers as well as to put a traké and apparatus in Shanghat they and largely destroyed as the result on the tempo of the whole Anglo- should organize academic groups of a terrific bombing attack by 25 Japanese conversations. and devote their time to the study Japanese planes on. Changchow in INSTRUCTIONS DESCRIBED of subjects and techniques useful southern Fukten on August 7, ac- for national resistance and recon-cording to a belated report.

LONDON, Aug. 13 (Reuter) struction.

Apropos the Domet report that The Catholic Church was also He hoped that the workers in hit by two missiles and partially ese delegation, had declined to re- Mr. & Kato, leader of the Japan-

INCREASE IN PAPER MONEY tive attempt to cross the river at organization uld strengthen their destroyed. It is as yet unknown sume the Tokyo talks on the basis

The "Hamburger Fremdenblatt" IN JAPAN: FUTURE OUTLOOK NOT

says: "Germany does not dream

of postponing for any length of A HAPPY ONE FOR THE

time the only natural solution to

so simple a question as Danzig." AXIS "HONOUR”

BERLIN, Aug. 12 (Reuter)- "The time having come,when the right and honour of one of the Axis partners is menaced by force, the Foreign Ministers of Germany and Italy have come together to examine the joint measures to be taken," declares Field Marshal Goering's paper "National-Zel-" tung," commenting on the Clano- Ribbentrop talks.

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STATE

TOKYO, Aug. 11 (Renter)-There has been a progressive in- crease in paper money in circulation in Japan in recent years. Notes in circulation averaged 2,286,000,000 yen in July. This shows an increase of 380,000,000 yen compared with July, 1938 and an increase of 814,000,000 yen compared with the corres- ponding period of 1937, the date of the outbreak of the “Chins Incident." ¿

The average annual increase

in note issue before the out- break of the war was around · 100,000,000 yen.

¡tion's economic activity has yet to

come."

Further evidence that the in- crease in notes in circulation is a "The huge increase in note eir-thing on which the Japanese can-

congratulate themselves culation would not be dangerous not

-

Lohanesu

SUCCESS IN NORTH

KAOAN, KIANGST, Aug 13 (Central)—Chinese troops ́ attack, ed the Japanese at a point near Wanshoukung, a small town about 15 miles southeast of Nanchang in Klangsi, on August 10. After a night-long engagement, the Jap- anese were defeated, losing 50 men and two heavy and two light machine-guns, four pistola and 20 rifies.

TWO SHANSI TOWNS RECAPTURED

em-

organization and support resist-whether any foreigners were kill-of Sir Robert Craigie's latest in- ance to the end, He asked the ed in the raid

stractions, Reuter's diplomatic whart coolies not to carry things. More than 100 bombs, it is said. correspondent writes that the in- for the Japanese, the factory were dropped in the crowded sec-structions deal primarily with the workers not to work in Japanese- tions of the city, a large part of matter of safeguarding order In owned factories, and the postmen, which was reduced to ruins."-- Tientsin. telegraph and telephone operators. newsboys,

Wider questions raised after the and engineers

The Ministry of Finance of the blockade was begun were matters ployees in the communications chinese National Government has which the British Governinent al- services to refrain from serving instructed the, four Government ways made plain were not exclu- the enemy. He warned them in banks to form a joint committee sively of interest to Britain and particular against traitors seeking for the control of to betray them to the enemy.

domestic Japan. gr remittances. This step is being This did not hold up or bar com- In conclusion, he expressed the taken with a view to preventing pletely discussion of such matters hope that all Chinese in Shang- the outflow of Chinese capital to in Tokyo, but it indicated that the hal would help each other in these the occupled areas. The control Břith point of view was supportë. trying times. They should parti- committee will permit domestic ed by action of other interested cularly give aid to their patriotic remittances to be made for the powers who have made known to and

upright compatriots- who purchase ' of daily necessities Japan as well as to Britain the despite inducement and coercion O would not surrender to the enemy only.

fact that they are in no way dis Interested in these subjects... and they should never yield, to the enemy. use bógus notes, or buy enemy goods.".

PARIS. Aug. 12 (Reuter)-A if paralleled by an expansion of conditionally is furnished by the suggestion that the excitement which the German presets en Japan's economic activity," says fact deavouring to stir, up under ofacial the "Asahi Inspiration may be nothing more fortunately this does not seem to to, a decline in the production "of according to military advices. The

than a blind to the real intentions be the case.

of Hitler is made in the French press...

talked

Shimbun."

that here is a growing "but un-shortage of consumer's goods, due

such goods, resulting in an in- jevitable mounting tendency in

BOND ABSORPTION

The Asahi Shimbun" calls on the Government to face the fact that there will be an in- crease in notes in circulation. so long as the present rising tendency of commodity prices continues and describes the future outlook is a happy one i for financial circles, but not for the State.

"An. Industrial expansion must prices. The newspapers in Paris, as in necessarily be followed by an in- nation's power of London, are showing the closest crease. In the Interest in the Axis conference at absorbing bonds. As a matter of Salzburg, where Ribbentrop and fact there has been no appreciable Count Clano

for nine increase in the amount of bonds hours yesterday as a preliminary held by financing institutions and to their visit to

Hitler the general public. The amount to-day.

of bonds now in the vaults of the Somewhat mixed views are Bank of Japan suggests that any

Paris. expressed in

While substantial, expansion in the na- "Figaro" and "L'Epoque" writers bot feel that Italy will not rush

Herr

into commitments in regard to Ciano Talks

Danzig, commentators generally recognise the need for a carefull watch un developments by Bri- tain, France and Poland.

With Hitler

SIAN, Aug, 13 (Central)-Liang- machen, and Fuchengchen the Hungtung - Tanliu highway in southeast Shansi have both been recaptured by the Chinese,

Japanese, who suffered over 100 casualties, retreated to Antseh and Hobsun.

2. JAPANESE DRIVE IN

SHANTUNG

LOYANG, Ang-12. (Central)-

England and France intend offering their assistance to the Soviet Government in the task of modernizing the Soviet Navy. Although the latter has recently been considerably increased, the fighting value of its units does

DEATH OF SIR STANLEY MACHIN

LONDON, Aug. 12 (Reuter)—The not equal that of the latest types death is announced of Sir Stanley of vessels of various categories in Machin, formerly president of the the British and French navies-London Chamber of Commerce and

the Association of British Cham bers of Commerce.

GERMAN ASIATIC EXPERT COMING HAMBURO, Aug. 12 (T/Ocean) More than 3,000 Japanese, sup-The director of the Hamburg-(2.0) ported by over 90 tanks and ar Bremen branches of the German moured cars and eight planes, East Asiatic Society, Dr. Otta.

Rumours of the impending rẻ- launched a fierce attack on Llang- | Richter, is leaving here to-day by signation of the British Am- shan, west of Tungping, in west the m.v. Duisburg for an extensive bassador in Berlin, Sir Nevile Hen- The Norwegian Government has” ern Shantung, recently.

bour of the Far East.

ast

derson, are not confirmed in Lon-placed orders in the United States Owing to numerical inferiority, His journey, which is being un-don. Although he is not in the for twelve Curtis fighting planes shan The Japanese are reported include visits to Hongkong, Tokyo, apparently no intention to leave wegian crowns.—(T.O;), to be pushing westward to Shou- Yokohama, Kobe and Osaka. his post-(T.O.). chang,

MORE CHINESE IRREGULARS

CHENGCHỌN, ANH. 12 (Đen

spend

Afterwards, Dr. Richter will

stay four months in Shanghai,

four weeks in "Manchukuo' and

In compliancé

Good Crops Expected the Chinese withdrew from Liang- dertaken for study purposes will best of health the Ambassador has of a total falne, of 3,000,000 Nog

In Hunan HENGYANG, Aug 12 (Central) BALZBURCH, Aug. 13 (Reuter)Continued favourable weather "Le Jour" is most suspicious. Commenting on the Balzbarg die-Count Clano again vialted Berch-conditions since the advent of cussions, and recent movements tesgaden this morning to interview summer, augur well for bumper In Central Europe, the paper says Herr Hitler, with whom he had a crops in the coming harvest season that everything seems to indicate conversation lasting just under one in various parts of Hunan.

TURA Harvest of rice and wheat in that Berlin wishes to force Hun-hour. gary to sign an agreement per- Afterwards he returned to many districts has been especially mitting the Reich to extend her Balsburg and lunched with Herr bountiful. Already the price of rice is beginning to drop. Plant- inquence and eventually her Von Ribbentrop.

Count Cano is expected to leave lng of next season's wheat is being troops into Ruments

he Danzis issue, suggeste "Le Munich this evening with his staff advanced many farmers having lour may now be only a blind." in a special train for Rome. Jalready started work in the field.

tral)—A unit of Chinese irre- gulars under Japanese employ at Chanzohwang station, on the Felping-Liaoning. Raffway, in Hopel, recently revolted and joined the Chinese, They kill- od scores of Japanese during a sickeniali and brought threa truckloads of ammunition to the Chinese, side.

BUGATTI'S SON KILLED

ROME, Aug 12 (Reuter)The son of Bugatti, the famous French car manufacturer, was killed in a motor smash to-day ten miles from Strasbourg

SUBMARINE LIFTED public peb Chinese mil FROM SEA BOTTOM

now given PORTSMOUTH'NEW HAMP- | opening SHIRE, Aug 13 (Reuter) United Wenchow States Navy salvage vessels yester services. day succeeded in lifting both the or the bow and the stern of the munken Oul sumbarine, Squalus, about 60 feet from the seabottom

The vessels are prepared to tow Ouklang in Wench the sunken submarine to shallow blockaded by the Ch water off the isle of doin

and Ng ese inl

uthorities