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"Hongkong Daily Press"-Feb. 12, 1940,

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BLOW TO JAPANESE SPEARHEAD MISSION OF SUMNER WELLES TO IN NEIGHBOURHOOD OF SHANGLIN: DETERMINED ATTACK BY CHINESE

Stupendous Loss Of Men By Japan

CHUNGKING, Feb. 10 (Renter)—

Casualties in the Japanese Army, Navy and Air Force, including kul- ed and wounded, in 30 months of war in China, are estimated to total nearly 1.500,000 men, accord- ing to the Chinese military an- thorities.

This figure was arrived at after carefully checking up Japanese documents, diaries and reports recently seized which have been shipped to Chungking in 40 cases.

Chinese estimates place Japan- ese casualties during "the period of the outbreak of war at Lukouchlao

on July 7, 1937, to the time of the Battle of Hsuchow at 700,000. while casualties from the time of this battle up to the present are placed at 400.000 men, thus mak- ing a total of 1,100.000 killed and Injured.

This figure, it is stated, repre- sents only first-line casualties. Since the Chinese forces are carry- ing on mobile warfare, Japanese casualties in the rear are estimat-

LIUCHOW, Feb. 11 (Central) The Japanese spearhead in the neighbourhood of Shanglin, northwest of Pinyang suffered a blow on Friday morning when it was subjected to a determined Chinese counter-attack. It retired to the hilly regions southwest of Shanglin.

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Following their defeat at Litang, southeast of Pinyang, Japanese reinforcements were rushed from Pinyang but were intercepted on the way.

A fierce gun duel took place)

at Pinyang on Friday. The

Japanese were driven back for COMMUNIST

one and half miles.

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Lukan and Masai, two townships northwest of Pinyang, have been cleared of Japanese troops.

One

of over thirty Japanese planes ralding Lelping in Kwangsl on February 3 was brought down by Chinese anti-aircraft fre. Five Japanese almeri were captured

alive.

back.

LANDINGS FRUSTRATED

WARSHIP REPULSED

CENTRES

IN SWEDEN

RAIDED

who

EUROPE MEETS WITH THE FULLEST FRENCH UNDERSTANDING

DR. GOEBBELS

Goebbels On "New Order In Europe"

Special to the HK. Daily Press BRUSSELS, Feb. 11 (Havas)

No Question Of Acting As Mediator Between The Capitals Concerned

PARIS, FEB. 11 (REUTER)—THE MISSION OF MR. SUMNER WELLES TO EU- ROPE MEETS WITH THE FULLEST UNDERSTANDING OF FRANCE, IT WAS DECLAR- ED IN A SEMI-OFFICIAL STATEMENT WHICH MAY BE TAKEN AS ACCURATELY REFLECTING THE GOVERNMENTS ATTITUDE, TOWARDS THE VISIT.

IT IS MADE CLEAR THAT MR. WELLES CAN BE ASSURED OF BEING RE- CEIVED BY FRANCE WITH THE SAME FEELINGS AS THOSE AROUSED BY THE VARIOUS MESSAGES SENT BY PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT.

IT IS REMARKED HERE THAT THERE IS NO QUESTION OF MR. WELLES ACTING AS MEDIATOR OR EVEN AS A POSTMAN BETWEEN THE CAPITALS CON- CERNED.

Military Solution Impossible

STOCKHOLM, Feb. 11 "(Retter) -The Police Chief of Stockholm has issued a communiqué on yes-

England and France, it is recalled, aim at obtaining terday's, raids on Communist cen- Japanese marines in over ten tres in Sweden.

material and positive guarantees of peace by means of vic- He states that motor boats lowered from three the police received information.

tory in the field without which there cannot be stable in- warships outside the Chinhal har-that the Swedish Communist

ternational relations, either politically or economically. bour on the east Cheklang coast Party have received from Soviet made two attempts to land at Russia large sums, probably des-

The pursuit of this aim and to reconcile two such diametrically Hslehpu, northwest of Chinhat, on tined for harmful ends in Sweden.

the organisation of sub- opposed viewpoints? They were driven When

sequent peace February 9.

lie in two NEW YORK, Feb. 11 (Reuter)- the labour delegation

separate spheres, as M. Dala-Mr. Welles mission to Europe and from Sweden visited Moscow in 1934, two Swedish and one Nor-

dler stated, in his speech to the State Department announce the Senate last December. ment regarding peace talks with A Japanese warship of light wegian Communist members were. draught in the river at Pakkai, 12 received by M. Kuusinen

neutrals were given prominence in Any economic and other plans, the press. miles northwest of Sanwui, shelled offered them money for Com Naz! determination to establish a State Department with neutrals, and

which may be envisaged by the

Special to the H.K. Daily Fressa the Chinese land positions on the munist activity in Stockholm and "New Order in Europe was assert- would not be realised unless the re-offensive for peace, are phrases given by political observers for Mr. "Dual drive for European peace" WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 (Reuter) night of Feb. 8. Chinese artillery illegal Communist Party activity ed by Dr. Joseph Goebbels in an current of the threat to peace men-used by the Washington correspon- Sumner Welles' trip to Europe."

"President's' long-awaited-Three different explanations are replying to the bombardment in Finland.

Each received the interview with neutral newspaper- tioned in the British Labour man-dent of the New York Times- Marines and Air Force are placed damaged and repulsed the enemy equivalent of £400 which was men, who visited him at his estate testo is definitely eliminated.

smuggled into aweden.

near Berlin.

He adds: "In the event of Mr.viction that a military solution of Firstly, the Administration's con- The communique adds that 10 persons were arrested tncluding the forefront of Germany's war of view the constant danger of ruled out that his mission may be which would plunge the whole can

Placing the colonial problem at obvious that from the French point in Herlin, the possibility not without terrible humafiosacrifices,

The statement".

concludes. It is Welles making tubstantial progress the European war was impossible twc foreigners. Two of the ar- aims and warning neutrals that Germany, which periodically un- followed by the return of the timent into chaos and causing in- rested persons one of whom was they should not use the slogan of leashes bellicose crises in Europe American Ambassador to Ger- calculable repercussions the world editor-in-chief of the, Communist democracy for unneutral hostility, for purely political and imperialist many newspaper Bydag, were released. Much material likely to be im portant in Judging the extent and aims of Communism in Sweden

ed at 200,000.

Losses of the Japanese Navy,

at 90,000 men, giving a grand total

of 1,400.000 killed and injured.

FOLLOWER OF WANG ENDS LIFE

It is learned that Wang Kal- chlang. who served as a member of the so-called Central Executive Committee of the Wang Ching- wei-sponsored Kuomintang com- mitted suicide by jumping over-

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Japanese troops from Samshul attempting to land at Winkamsha were repulsed with losses.

International Committee

was confiscated.

For Refugees MORE TAXATION

In Kwangtung

not ready to make concessions re-before the future of the world can Dr. Goebbels stated: "Germany is reasons, must be radically averted garding Austria, Czechoslovakia take contractual shape. and Poland and accept the shame- ful and futile conditions of peace which would leave, in existence all the European problems. ...

COLONIAL PROBLEM

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Information

AMERICA'S POLICY

Thirdly, Mr. Roosevelt, as an- Scandinavia is following President information on all aspects of the STOCKHOLM, Feb. 11 (Reuter)—nounced, merely wished to obtain

general European situation, parti-

over, hence the advisability of neu- ROME SATISFACTION tral conversations which might ROME, Feb. 11 (Reuter)-Official avoid such a calamity; circles do not hide satisfaction of

Secondly, Mr. Roosevelt has re- NO GERMAN REACTION,

the American announcement and it celved confidential is thought that Mr. Welles will re- from Germany describing the hope-- AMSTERDAM, Feb. 11 (Reuter)-main in Rome sufficiently long to lessness of the economic and poll- No authoritative German reaction enable him to have conversations tical situation which are rendering is yet available in respect to Pre- with Signor Mussolini and Count the Nazi leaders desperate; IN HOLLAND

sident Roosevelt's "latest move in Ciana, Foreign Minister. "The colonial problem which be-the direction of peace. Wilhelm- THE HAGUE, Feb. 11 (Reuter) fore the war was not immediate strasse circles, however, were not board from a Dutch liner whileOn the outbreak of fighting In/a bill imposing additional taxa-among the Reich's" war alms. Be-pondents enquired about the Ger- Roosevelt's new move in sending cularly Germany, "

CHUNGKING, Feb. 11 (Reuter) The Government has introduced henceforth it will be

included encouraging when neutral corres en route from Shanghat to Hong-North Kwangtung, foreign mis-on to meet the cost of mobilisa-garding neutrality. Germany in-man attitude.

Wang was formerly a member tional relief committee to

sionaries there formed an interna- tion.

an envoy to Europe with interest Death duties will be raised by will oppose hypocritical neutrality. sists that peace is only possible the eventful outcome.

If England, they were told, in- but is not unduly sanguine about of the Commission for the Discl-care of women and children and 18 per cent., petrol duty by about plinary Punishment of Public

"It is no use invoking democracy after the Nazi regime has been two and-a-half pence a gallon, or freedom of the press since the destroyed, Germany, "too, stands Functionaries of the Ministery of aged refugees, it is learned..

"The committee consists of Dr. Sugar excise by 10 per cent, and state wishing to enjoy the benefits! Arm by her war aims-destruction | felt to be primarily concerned with Justice. He was forced to join the bogus Kuomintang upon its or-Saunders, of the American Banaport duty on coffee by three of neutrality must meet certain ob- of British world domination. ganisation in Shanghai in August that Mission, chairman, Rev. J. C. last year,

and was put under Jacobs, of the English Methodist strict surveillance.

Maston, secretary, Miss F. Hardy, He escaped with his two sons of the American Baptist Mission, ön February 8, boarding the Dutch Bishop I. Janazel, Roman Catho- ship to sail for Hongkong. Dur-le, Rev. M. Rankin, American ing the voyage he jumped over- Baptist Mission, and Dr. S." H board and was drowned,

Moore, English Methodist Mission.

kong.

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In letters. which he left to his Refugee zones have been estáb- sons to bring to friends. in Hong-lished by the Committee at Ying- kong he said that he committed tak, Lokchang and Shaokwan, and calcide to vindicate himself these zones are recognised by (Central).

both the Chinese and Japanese authorities..

MORE MILITARY

LEADERS

DENOUNCE WANG

The refugee camps take ta

pence per pound.

tends to respect true neutrality but

ligations."

How, it was asked, was it possible)

as seen in the northern capitals, is America's policy, at the moment,

America's interests.

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Red Army Breach Of Mannerheim UNITED STATES Line Officially Denied By Finns:

SHORTAGE OF

Russians

Concentrate

MERCHANDISE 50,000 Troops Near Suma

women children and aged per IN N. CHINA

sora Men between the ages of 15 to 50 are not admitted.

received by the committee from Financial assistance has been

kong.

Special to the H.K. Daily Press TRENTSIN, Feb, 11 (Havas) - CHUNGKING, Feb. 10 (Central) the Chinese Government and also The Japanese Chamber of Com- from Bishop R. O. Hall, of Hong-merce has petitioned Tokyo, draw. ing the Government's attention to the general shortage of mer chandise in North China, resulting from the regulations immiting Japanese exports to countries in the Yen Bloc.

The petition requests the Gov- ernment to make a revision of the restricting limitations.

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-The latest additions to the welter of telegrams to the Central Gov- ernmen; denouncing Wang Ching- wei for his secret agreemen: with Japan were two headed by General: Huang Shu-chu, Chairman Kwangst, and General Yu Hsueh- chung, former Chairman of Kansu. Gimilar telegrams from Chinese organisations in overseas countries included those from Mexico, French Indo-China, San Francisco. Manila,League cricket Victoria, Ottawa, and many other Police rugby wing places,

PUBLICITY MAN LEAVES Tseng, Tzu-sheng, editor-in-chief

of the San Min. Weekly, a Wang Ching-wel-sponsored periodical, in Shanghal, has left the Wang clique and arrived in Hongkong.

Interviewed, Tseng said that there are several others working

Interport soccer

Radio programmes Coming events

Newsettes Crossword puzzle Volunteer Orders New roads named Royal Scots charged Leading article..... Training rallops Ladies hockey s

In Wang Ching-wel's publicity de-Explostys-softball partment who are planning to fee

Finance, Commerce

from Shanghai to sever relations Football dinner with the traitors,

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LONDON, FEB. 10 (REUTER) -THE DAILY TELE. GRAPH CORRESPONDENT - IN HELSINKI REPORTS THAT FINNISH OFFICIAL QUARTERS DENY THE RUS- SIAN CLAIMS THAT THE RED ARMY HAS BREACHED THE MANNERHEIM LINE,

OF EUROPE FORECAST

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb, 10 (Reu- ter)-The formation of a United. States of Europe, on similar lines

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FIGHTING MALARIA SCOURGE IN YUNNAN

New Mosquito Discovered

CHUNGKING, Feb. 11 (Reuter) Three United States public to the United States of America, health service specialists, Dra. I was forecast here today by Mr. A. Williams (leader), B. Mayne and Du-Cooper, former First Lord of H. J. Bush, at present working in the British Admiralty.

the malaria-infested districts of Mr. Duff-Cooper, who is making Yunnan, Province, are establishing a lecture tour in America, said laboratories and hospitals for Germany will end the war only fighting the scourge which is de- when the German people dépose populating wide areas in Yunnan

Province.

He also reports that thousand of Russians have been Hitler killed in the past eight days in the Suma sector.

The end of the war would see The Daily Mail correspondent in Stockholm reports the beginning of the scheme for that Finnish troops retreated for several miles on an a United States of Europe, with eleven-mile front near Suma where the Russians have some form of central government. concentrated 50,000 troops and hundreds of tanks.

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Other British newspapers with "machine-gun and report that Soylet troops artillery are. fought their way into the With a break of a day, the Mannerheim Line but were ofensive was intensifed by the

U.S. Exports

Exports wiped out in hand-to-hand

To Russia

battles.

THOUSANDS OF SHELLS WASHINGTON, Feb 11 (Reu- HELSINKI, Feb. 11 Reuter) ter)According to the New York Hundreds of bombs are being Times, American exports to Russia dropped an thousands of shells are showing a constantly rising fired by the Russians in their re- trend. Exports in December are doubled efforts to force the Man- stated to have totalled about $15,- nerhaim Line. Vast tides of Red 500,000 or more than one quarter troops who are urging against the total of 1930.

the Finnish defences, are breaking are against an unyielding wall.

The chief purchases machinery for the manufacture of planes.

Advances are being perceded by tanks, which pepper the defences

Russians with a total disregard of loases, showing. their desperation, Hundreds have been added to those already killed. As the drive ex- tended; the snow front of Finnish pull-boxes became spotted with Russian dead, and y

Red communications in the south are so poor that hundreds of wounded are left to die

Reports from Swedish quarters that the Russians had penetrated two miles behind the Mannerheim Lane are denied in Helsinki where,

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This would be inevitable, Mr. Du-Cooper said, whether Hitter or the Allica won the war,

SUBMARINE CASUALTIES

Names of the casualties (14 officers and 94 ratings): in the sinkings of H.M.S. Seahorse and H.M.S. Un- dine, issued by the Admir- alty, and just received from England by air, may be seen in our Town Office, 318-9, Marina House, third floor.

These experts, it is reported, have discovered a type of mos- quito.. previously unknown. They also found that Che- feng, Mangshih and Lotwing are three of the worst malaria infested districts in the Frovince, These districts are inhabited by backward tribesmen.

The doctors have just received 15 big cases of equipment from america for the laboratories and hospitals in these areas,

Complete control of malaña in Yunnan is possible, the exper belleve.

LONDON: Feb, 11 (Reuter)A group of relatives of men with the British Expeditionary Force, mostly mothers, left London to day for France and will visit men who are gravely wounded,