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HONGKONG DAILY PRESS

CABLE

CHINESE TROOPS DRAW MOSLEM LEADERS PLEDGE

ENEMY INTO "BULGE"

Now Ready To Close-In At Strategic Moment

the haliliary situation during the past week, a spokesman of the Military Affairs Commission declared that having completed arrange- ments, the Chinese` High Comm and will begin sweeping opera- tions against the lines of the Japanese westward drive In Cen- tra Hupch between Tangyang and Xchang.

CHUNGKING, June 17 (Central) — Reviewing

The Chinese forces purposely drew the invaders, into the bulge west of the Slang River on the Hankow-Ichang highway. extending and weakening their line, and at the same time des- patching strong units to watch, the river crossingu, ready to close the "bag" at a strategie mamens

$1,200,000 FOR

MISSION AND

HOSPITALS

CHUNGKING, June 17 (Centraly” The National Government kas set aside a fund amounting to $1,200,000 in aid of about 100 mission and private hospitals in the war areas and in the rear.

The aid is given in the form of cash or medicine.

To get in closer contact with

these Institutions, the Chinese Medical Association

rj

The Japanese right wing north of the highway, was effectively

LOYALTY TO THE CROWN

LONDON, June 17 (Henter) —A message "from Belrut states that the Grand Mufti declared that "strong feelings of resent» ↑ menta prevails in Moslem and Arab ¿trcles at Italyds, entry into the war on the side of Germany, God will see that the can99. for justice is victorious over barbario aggression."

In the great Oma, Mosque atį Beirut on June 14, thousands of Möslems heard a sermon, denoun- cing the atrocities committed upon their co-religionists by the Įtallang * in Tripolitans, Ethopia. Albania and warning the faithful! of the ambition of Italy to occupy all Arab countries, including the holy cities of Mecca and Medina.

The Head of the Syrian Gov- ernment has declared "at this de- cisive moment, the Arabs and Moslems are more on the side of the Allies than ever for they fully reallŝo the dreadful consequences

clipped by the recapture of Yua with which they will be exposed nan and the mopping up of rem-f the Allies fail to win. nants north of Kingmen and Tang- yang, reducing a multi-pronged drive into a single line" thrust.

MANY JAPANESE KILLED

The spokesman said that in re- aking Yuanan, the Chinese forcer

xilled more than 1,000 Japanese troops, and seized 300 horses, hundreds of rifles, a huge quantity of ammunition, and 3,000 cattles of rice.

Crossings of the Slang River are is Bending effectively controlled by strong Here Dr. H. T. Hodgkin, acting Chinese units, and taking advan- director of the Counell on Medical tage of the Japanese depletion in Missions of the Association, and the rear flying columns are ap Dr. Szeming Sze, general secretary.proaching, Klangling and Ebasi; Dr. Wallace Crawford, professor important Yangtze ports, to threa on public health at the medical ten Hanyang opposite Bankow .college of the West China Union In south Honan, Japanese forces University, Chengtu, has been re-un the vicinity of Sinyangwere quested to report on the needs of further weakened by more defec- the hospitals in west China and tion or bogus troops, under the what aid the Chinese authorities command of Wang Hilang-fah,

,

SIGNPOSTS BEING REMOVED

LONDON, May 31 (By Air

· Mail)—Sir John Reith, Trans- port Minister, announced last night in Parliamentary re-

ply that highways authorities had been instructed to remove signposts and direction Indica- tions which would be of value to the enemy in case of in- vasion.

He added that the work was put in hand on Wednesday.

Enemy Push Renewed

GO

ON AS USUAL

can give, Bishop P. O. Hall of Chang Tao-chich, and Sun TaBUT FRENCH Hongkong takes care

of the ching... coastal provinces, while the Kwel- yang international Red Cross, the southwestern part of China.

A portion of the medicine pur- chased with $1,000,000 of the fund has reached Chungking. It 14 being distributed among the hos- pitals.

TSUNGFA RECAPTURED

INDIA AND THE WAR

MOSLEMS URGE MORE EFFORT BOMBAY, June 17 (Reuter)" The Working Committee of the All-India Moslem League passed a resolution authoris- to approach the Viceroy with ing the President, Mr. Jinnah,

a view to exploring measures for mobilising the country's resources for intensifying the war effort, and for the defence of India. ..

The Committee expressed the opinion that unless co- operation was agreed upon on an All-India basis between the Government, the India Moslem" League and other parties willing to take respon- sibility for the country's de- fence, the purpose of the ap- proach would not be achieved.

The resolution stated that

the Committee viewed with alarm the growing menace of Nazi aggression and regarded

the Italian attack on the

Allies as most unwarranted and immoral.

TUESDAY, JUNE 18, 1940-PAGE 7

AMERICA'S FINEST

WHISKIES

OLD SCHENLEY

RYE AND BOURBON

"THE HIGHSPOT OF A HIGHBALL"

BOLE AGENTS;

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CHINESE MASS HEAVY REINFORCEMENTS AT

KINGMEN, SHASI

SPEED UP OF AIR TRAINING

With steadily increasing produc- tion of British aircraft has be come necessary to reorganise" the be-training of personnel The Reserve

Heavy Chinese reinforcements are concentrated tween Kingmen and Shasi ready for a counter-attack against the Japanese, says Central News.

FINE GESTURE

Chinese pressure on the Japanese at Klangling and BY - LOCAL

Shast and in the area to the west of the Han River and LONDON, June 17 (Reuter)

AMERICANS the south of the Hankow-Ichang highway "is being in- Successes In Kwangtung and A French communique states; ac- Kwangs have also been "scored,cording to the French wireless: The American community increased. Local counter-attacks were made on Saturday Kalhay and Tsungia were recap-"Enemy attacks were renewed Hongkong will not hold its usual against the Japanese at Klangling and Shast. Heavy tured, and advance Chinese forces yesterday on the whole tront. July 4th celebration this year. casualties were inflicted. nave once more appeared in the "To the west of Paris in the Instead, the cost will be donated In a chance encounter Vicinity of Taipingchong and region of Laigle, La Ferte and to the British War Organisation south-east of Shast a Japan- Shentong.

Vidame;, the attacks have been Fund,

ese checked by Our troops, who launched local counter-attacks.

A number of senior Japanese

start officers were known to have been killed in the Kwangtung lighting...

CAHAN PALA

Normally on America's Indepen- dence Day a reception is held at the American Club. Last: year 400

"To the south-east of Paris, the enemy continued to advance.. The people attended. eremy crossed the "Seine in the neighbourhood of Melun

nese sabotage against Japanese of

transports was intensified,

AERIAL BATTLES

י

At an informal meeting of lead- anding Americans last week it was decided that few Americans would ad-wish to commemorate America's

detachment was put to NEW BREAD RATION night, leaving 130 dead be-

IN SPAIN hind.

Close-quarter fighting is raging unabated in the south-eastern suburbs of Ichang.

Command is abolished and training nnits are divided into the Flying Training Command and the Technical Training Command.

Air Vice-Marshal L. A Pattinson becomes Air, Officer Commanding, Flying Training Command, and Ai

Vice-Marshal W L. Welsh, Air Oficer Commanding, Technical Training" Command, both with the acting rank of Air Marshal,

It is announced that in addition to the Empire air training schemes, the French Empire is also brought into association with the general: plan, plague Owing to shortage of wheat sup-

Bottle necks" be the training plies the Spanish Government is scheme are rapidly being cleared Japanese troops to the cast and as a new bread ration under From now the outflow from train- west of Tangyang resorted to in-which the poorer classes will ob- ing schools will be much quicker tain more than people with better than hitherto.-(Dally Telegraph); cendiariam, - burning down; many villages.

north-east

-

It is understood that the basle the ration will be one pound per head

IAPANESE RETREAT TO TAIPINGCHANG SHIUKWAN, June 16 (Int'l)

from Having been driven out Tsungia, Japanese troops fell back

Fighting on the north Hunan to Taipingchang in the south and and Klangs! fronts was limited to Fontainbleau. - · ́ Lungjentung on the north-eastern small scale thrusts by Chinese "Elsewhere, he pushed outskirts of Canton, where they ares who scored notable suc-vanced elements past Auxire in breaking-away from Britain at a took up. positions behind

en-cesses around Yoyang and in the the

The Chinese deployed means of living. of Clamecy and time when Britain was fighting for along & line running from the direction trenched points.

...vicinity of Nanchang. where Avation.

her life. The routed units belong to the several.

to of Ichang vantage points were

The usual contributions collected

The beavy bombing of Chung- 38th division, some battalions of wrested from the Japanese. Chi- which were sent to Whampoa to

"To the south of the plateau from American firms and indivi-north of Tangyang commenced an every two days instead of half a

attack against them yesterday pound per head, as at present. Re-king was carried out by all avail- board transports for Japan.

Langres, armoured columns duals in Hongkong for the recep- and motorised units reached the tlon will be sought now, as dons with the intention of driving ports from the various wheat pro-able Japanese army and sal

"back".. region north of Dijon and Saone tions to the B. W.-O. F. above Gray,

"Light

elements crossed

"I" Alsace and Lorraine, the movements prescribed by the French Command have been ecuted in accordance to orders.

"During the past two days there have been numerous aerial battles On June 15, one ger- geant alone brought down in one battle Ave Italian planes. There. were fighters and two bombers."

Other Chinese contingents are

The Chinese slege of Tsinchens attacking the Japanese positions: where increasing artillery duels in south Shansi has been further in Shenkang, Szeling and Sanpo- tightened, and attacks have been tung, north-east of Taipingchang, launched to carry the east and

Routh gates.

are in progresa.

CHINESE WOMAN DOCTOR GETS MUNICIPAL POST

First Malayan giri to win the much coveted Queen's Scholarship which she did ten years ago-Dr. Maggis Tan, who recently returned to Malaya after a nine-year stay in London, has received an appointment as Junior Assistant Lady Medical Officer of the Singapore Municipality. Increasing child welfare work quired to carry

out any

other

has resulted in the introduction duties assigned to her by the

of this appointment, it is under-Health Oncer. stood, and Dr. Maggie Tan will be the second Chinese girl'given this appointment--the first being - Dr. Mary Tan, who was given the post several years ago. Both will now be working under the supervision of Dr. M. G. E. Clark, the Lady Health Officer.

A whole time appointment. the salary scheme. Is a good one." being in the first instance on a three years' agreement on a commencing salary of $250, rising by 2n- nual Increments to $270.

After the confirmation of the

the 021

river.

French Air Activity

the

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PILOT BRINGS DOWN

MOSCOW STATES

THAT

MOSCOW, June 17 (Reuter)— An official communique alleges that latvia had violated the Soviet-Latvian "Mutual Assis- tance Pact by "not only not cancelling military alliance with Estonia but also by extending "It to Lithuania and attempting to include Finland." The com- munique states that identical representations have been made to Estonia.

INTENTIONS A MYSTERY

them

UNIT DECIMATED

A Japanese unit at Sungchia-

ducing regions are now extremely planes, aggregating 150 machines. optimistlé regarding the next crop. This shows that the number of Milk, eggs and coal, the hardest first air line Japanese warplanes tsun and Chinhsiangping, to the to obtain up to a few weeks ago, in China is less than 250,--CInter- || north of Yuanan, has been de- are now plentiful."

cimated na a result of Chinese en-

circling attacks. Three hundred- and-eighty Japanese dead were i abandoned.

Chinese attacks against. the Japanese guarding the crossings on the Han River and the East King River which drains into the Han River at Tentang show no relaxation Japanese reinforce- ments and military supples sent across the rivers have been inter- cepted.

Meanwhile, two Chinese "col- ming "are driving toward Kan- yang, one of the three Wahan cities, They are reported to have passed through Siang Lu Shan STOCKHOLM, June 17 Reuter) (Incense Burner Hill) and Chu Yu -The Stockholm Stocktid says Shan (Dwarf E) to the west of

FIGHT BACK IN WIHAN AREA

Chinese troops on the Hapeb

bring fighting back to the Wuhan

The Italians cannot forget that aren the Frenchmen bled for them at In a lightning drive down the Magents and Solferino in 1859 Han River and the Yangtze River and the French troops held Italy two Chinese columns have reached together after Caporetto.

FIVE "ENEMIES" that Mussolini's intentions are a Hanyang LONDON, June, 17 (Reuter)-mystery, but it added that it is A French Air Ministry communi- striking that the Italian army The duties of, a lady assistant medical officer are mainly in appointment, she will be placed que states that according to the have not yet received the orders front are making an effort to

French Radio units of the Air to attack France permanent staff on a connection with Infant Welfare

Force" continued energetic action Work and supervision of the city's salary scheme which is in accord-

ance with the Government scheme on the whole battlefeld M seven hundred mild-wives, but. in addition to this she may be refor Assistant Surgeons, Fighter groups carried out The increasing child welfare covering missions and attacked work has resulted from the growthe enemy without respite, and PRAYERS FOR ing tendency for mothers to go to won a number of victories.

One of our ghter plats alone Infant Welfare Clinics, the Tri- FRANCE

bune understands, resulting in brought down five planes during more work for, the clinics and the the day. Bomber, operated over LONDON, June 17 (Reuter)....

necessity for additions to the pre- the German back areas, harassing Churches of all denominations sent staff.

the infantry columns and con- Britain yesterday observed a. dây of prayer for France.

j.

A brilliant scholar, Dr. Tan is Voys... the daughter of Mr. Tan Kwee Bwee.

national).

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a point to the west of Hanyang, opposite Hankow and Wachang, an urgent field dispatch reveals.

The sudden appearance of the Chinese troopsis said to have

NEW SEA LORD greatly surprised the Japanese

APPOINTED

troops stationed at various points In the triangular area between the Han River and the Yangtze River, The Admiralty announced that

A battle in, the, immediate vicinity the King has, approved the ap- Cardinal Hinsley at Westminis-

of the Wuhan cities is imminent. pointment of Rear Admiral Henry ter Cathedral referred to the mad

She was born in January, 1918,

ULTIMATUM TO

The Japanese who broke into mechanised and began her education in 1919 onslaught of the

H. Moore, D.B.O.. to be a Lord Com- legions and said that the fate of when she went to the Raffles

missioner of the Admiralty and As Time 12 are reported to have been Tchang through the east gate on MANE ESTONIAN the free peoples of the world CHils' School, remaining there

Para se sistant Chief of Naval stag, in suc-driven out ghting continues in hange in the balance,

LONDON, June 17 (euter)--M. cession to Rear Admiral Harold N .. until December, 1928: l King Haston and Prince Ulafshe created a record for Senior Tallinn's Boylet Government has Burrough, to date from July, 25 de pay

Admiral Moore was awarded the ICHANG" OCCUPIED wearing military uniforms, were Cambridge examination by gain presented an ultimatum to Estonia among the worshippers in the ing six distinctions in the subjects and which has been accepted. D80, for his services at Jutland.

WATOKYO,Ting Norwegian Church at Rotherhithe she took

her The Estonias Government has re- He has been Director of Plans at Representatives of eight bations She then entered Raffles Insti- signed as the Admiralty Commander-in-Japanese troops were present at the French Re tution for the Queen's Scholarship The Soviet demands incinded an Chier at Portsmouth and Chief of ally pecupled the Chinesetre formed Evanglical Church in examination and won it at her increase of the Soviet arrison in Staff in the Home Feet in HME DOTT

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