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JAPANESE PUSH FORWARD IN CHAPEI.

CHINESE CEDE GROUND AFTER

FIERCE STRUGGLE.

Shanghai, Feb. 29, 3.10 p.m. A strong wind, which suddenly sprang up, resulted in the Japanese aeroplanes abandoning their bomb ing of Chupci, after only a brief attack, but the artillery continued to pound the Chinese positions.

The Chinents replied spiritedly, and though the intensity of the bombardment had subsided by noon, they were keeping up a fairly heavy fire.

So far there has been no change

they have driven the Chinese troops. buck,

fienter,

Definite Advance,

cover

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THE HONGKONG

fidential memorandum addressed to the Council of Twelve.

TELEGRAPH.

CHINA'S DEBT TO LEAGUE.

| NEARLY 10,010,000 GOLD

FRANCS.

RIGHTS REMAIN.

گرده

London. Feli. 29. The memorandum reviews the

The financial situation of China reasons for the Japanese action

and Japan vis-a-vis the League of the at Shanghai, and says when an

Nations withdrawal of the

was explained in adequate

House Commons to-day by Chinese forces

ensures security, the Japanese Government will be Captain Anthony Eden in reply to

Sir Alfred Kanx. the collaborate with ready ta Powers to regulate the situation.

Japan does not intend to take advantage of

situation or the realise any

ambitions, or Shanghai.

Teary she

The Foreign Under-Secretary stated that to the end of 1981, the total respective contributions of China and Japan due towards the | League's expenses were China;

17,200,000 gold francs.

The Japanese contributions had all been paid.

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TUESDAY, MARCH 1,

DUAL MURDER CHARGES.

DATES FOR HEARING FIXED.

On the application of the pro- secutor. Mr. Wynne Jones, at the Central Police Court this morning. fixed dates for the hearing of the charges of murder and of deliver- ing a letter threatening to kill a sumed Llu Shek-hong. youth whose body was discovered by the police on the hillside at ham in the old Thi Wan Fort.

Hung-

Mr. T. M. Hazlerigg (Assistant Crown Solicitor)'appeared for the Crown against four men, who were charged with murdering Teang Tai-kai whose body was recently Found at Victoria Gap. The

with murder of Liu Shek-hong and with delivering letters threatening to kill in both instances.

in position, but it is evident that establish concession 22 i 14,900,0001 gold francs: Japan: fourth prisoner was also charged

On the contr the Jupieno will not rest un has complete confidence in the

Municipal administration and f desires to maintain and strengthen

Mr. Hazlerigg said that in re- Between 122 and 1930, China's tire international character of

Payments berome 9,7083100 gold gard to the charge of murder of Shanghai.

The Eleventh Tsang Tal-kai, he was asking for Shanghai, Feb. 29, 3.14 p. The memorandum also denies afranes in arrears,

decided that this Turiber week's remand, but the Under

has proposed Assembly artillery | report that Japan

equal fourth defendant was also charged payable su SCAN bondbardment by batteries behind neutral zomen around the principal amount

instalments Over period of with the murder of Liu Shek-hong their ligen Japanese bluejackets) Chinese towna,

Four hundred and and in that case he (the prosecu It is understood that Menara, twenty years. to-day made their firat definite

en eighty-ine theusand gold franes tor) was asking his Worship to advance into Chaper ance the night | Matsudaira and Sato have

since been paid. leaving x a date for the hearing. larged verbally on Japan's rendi bad of January 28,

On the charge of murdering a cessation of 9.227.900 franes still outstanding. achieve

Tai-kai,

ali defendants Membership Unaffected,

13210 Wes'k hostilities.

remanded for L'tona had also paid 719,880 gold were

+1. banes on aremant of her entri farmadly, whilst the fourth bution of 138,000 in respect offendant was remanded until next The special Assembly meeting L China's indebtedness to Monday afternoon, when the hear

poenibly for March may

ing will be retinenced in the case! postponed, as it is thought that the egge was therefore 1.2017.

of the murder of Liu Shek-hong. Qun gold trane", the Sigo-

Sir Alfred publie ventilation of

Knox 1214

The alternode of Tuesday and Japanese dispute will not be cons

conginv which has not paid Wesley store alen reserved for obec riptions

the ducive to a settlement, in view of

་༽ ༩'"་!"、" the delicate situation at the, pong.

Light of memberships th parlera proceeding between

Captain Eden Yes Powers, China and Japan.

After 19 hours of heavy fight. ing, during which they made their way through a mass of barbed wire entanglements, over deep trenches i

obstacles the and other jacket were reported at 11 o'clock This morning in have erogand the diguanese cemetery ma 5 of Pareshan Rock, and thin after oh were bott centsation altak troned the Saptant Mesion compmand, ju and Che have arom hete the entrem lasi theineclymo

ut the ehling was 1116 heart in the Settlement

Japan roplane, vizeled user

nexe to

Assembly Postponement?

קןכל

Sir John Simon 4 pret active In this PARMENIDO 2nd saw Sir

but

Brae Denturand and M. Romans | SOUGHT TO END

Mae Clone when loept up strudy thi· morning der davam er Sales manan frome

fruilding

in simult

the

North Station.

The large Imla - dropped but it damage in the wheykel welchiangle mai L'arresponde it.

causest already

Pierce Struggle. Shanghai, Feb, 29, 7,49 pum. The Japanese claim sacrags in to-day's fighting at Chapel, semi-

Meinl reports stating that after this morntug's bombardment by planes and artillery, a Japanese attalion and saval landing party carried out thin se lines.

Charge

They met with

וני:

unexpectedly

• stubborn resistance, but mirceeded in capturing the compound of the Baptist Mission Chinese Hospital, in North and half the cerctery {hani, +

-Renter.

Japanese Military.

Kentory

Chinese Necept.

Geneva, Feb. 29. 11 understood that the Chin- e Government has accepted the British pence proposals submitted) by Sir Miles Laungson at Shang- hai, while the Japanese have re- ferred them for decision to the Emperor.--Renter

LIFE.

DETAINED GERMAN'S

ATTEMPT.

¡L

the 20

The pow1: Soleitor remarked that the hearine weasld be rather he had 15 or It witne€6, long, a but it mucht. Formelunded in three days

Femarkeal

per-

The first defendant that although net been aasitred by the authorities to write

ntatives. Jetter to tri-

he had not been allowed to see his clans. that who was to redain'a solleitor for his defence.

Chic! Betortite Inspector A. N. Beynolds infected his Worship that the defendant had written six letters siner his arrest, four from the gaod and one from Police

Certain ece Headquarters,

events had occurred and another than

Whde detamed in a cell at Police Headquarters, Heturich Hoffman, a German subject, altempteil to conti- mit suicide early the morning by Mayor's Tiffin Party. maneturing his wrist with a piece of glass, presumably with the in- Shanghai, Feb 29, 436 p.m.

tention of cutting the arteries. The Mayor of Shanghal, Mr. Wu was detected in the wet by a Tich-chen gave a tiffin party to the unstable on guard duty shortly Prom at the Cathay Hotel to-day.hefure & am, and was promptly

Our Dien Correspondent,

conveyed to the Government Civil Hospital.

Japan's New Pint.

Shanghai. Feb. 29, 6.04 p.m. The Japanese military authuri- tin this afternoon issued a worn- ing addressed to the Mayor, Mr. Wu Tiel-chen that unless Chinese Fierce fighting is still going on. W movements along the Shang- Jus bunking and Shanghai-Hang- ehow railways forthwith censed, Japanese places will bomb and Shanghai, Feb. 29. 3.10 3. destroy the railways, one as far as There is an indication that Eny-Sorbow and the other as far as mile Bud, America and Frame are put Kashing approximately Co ting out feelers for a frace, but, solatrelches. far nothing concrete has been sug- gested nor are there any negotia- tions progressing.

However, the presence at Nan- king of the British Minister, Sir Miles Lampson, the French Minia- ter a thin, M. Wilden, who ar- rived this morolog, and the im- perading visit there of the United States Minister, Mr. Nelson T. Johnson, is taken as a sin that stunething hopeful is in the wimi. The Japanese military authorities here are said to have been instruct- ed to adopt as conciliatory an at- titude as is possible towards prace proposals.

iy

This, combined with the presence of the Ministers at Nanking, he given rise tu tie hope that a cesan tion of hostilities is not far off. Kenter.

The Clems are given until the 2nd of March to comply with the demant. Kenter

Another 3,00m Proaps. Shanghai, Peh, 29, 1.10 p.m. The Japanese troops continued to tund, both in the Settlement and at Woosung, all the morning, and it is reliably estimated that at least 6,000 mint have Renter

ment.-Router.

disembarked.-

Hoffmann is a local business man, and it is understand that his arrest occurred at a raid by offerrs of the Revenue Department in the city investigations yesterday. While

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had been arrested in Hongkong. Three or four of the lettera had been addressed to that man, whe was now detained in proper legal custody.

The police did not consider it fair that the man to whom the defendant had written should be allowed to

prisoner. speak to This man had beef spoken to by the police and given every 01- were processing and not his appurtunity to retain a solicitor on pearaner before the Magistrate, he the first prisoner's behalf. was being held in a detention cell at Polar Beadquarters.

At the Government Civil Hospital his morning it was stated that Hoffmann is in no danger, and the probabilities are that he will be

Court brought before the

narrow morning.

INDIA OUTLOOK

BETTER.

"RED SHIRT" PLOT COLLAPSING.

theiency,

tube

Mr. Hazlerigg informed his Worship that the defendant had also written to a relative, but this

have man refused to

anything

to do with the case.

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FREE TRADE ERA OVER.

IMPORT DUTIES BILL BECOMES LAW.

London, Feb, 29. The House of Lords 10-day passed Mr. Neville Chamberlain's Import Duties Bill by 129 votes to 12.

the The B later rereived Royal Assent.

It was arranged. however, that The defendant be given 121 0]:-

reln-by portunity to interchow the tive with a view to engaging solicitor.

MANCHURIA.

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dent Strde in Manchuria was a London, Feb. 29. reteson for individual action by Landing in Settlement.

*Sir Samuel Hoare, Secretary for Britain.

Not the First Time. India, in the House of Comnions, Shanghai. Feb., 29, 8,56, a.ma,

This was not the first link that during a general survey of condi Another Japanese

Governmenta tranaportions in India, said the

had present independent arrived in Shanghai this morning.

The been established in China since situation was satisfactory, the going alongside

Wayside

acted

the Nine-Power Treaty was con-

There Wharf, in the International Settle-Government of India had

had been many with great judgment and cluded.

similar institutions and it was irs the Chinese LoKNES,

In the space of a few weeks, only to be expected that the "Red Shirt" movement showed disturbed conditions which existed Shanghai, Feb, 29, 3.10 p.m. signs of collapsing. In the North in China, quasi-independent The latest estimate of Chinese West Frontier Pasvince, the Novernments should be established. Shanghai, Feb, 29, 6,04 p.m.

Captain Eden said he thought casualties is now set at a total of | Runt campaign had virtually come

that when he told the House that Amit much talk of peace pos-between 4,000 and 5,000 wounded, to an end, mainly owing to the sibilities a meeting has been held 3,000 and 4,000 killed.

in achieving a solution wisdom of the Governor. Sir succes nboard H.M.S. Kent under the Yesterday's Japanese bombing Malcolm Hailey in remedying was definitely a little nearer than it was a few days ago, that was a elairmanship of Admiral Kelly, be-raid on Chapel considerably swelled legitimate grievances.

sironger justification then ever tween Admiral Nomura and Dr. the number of civilian casualties,

women and children,

for our policy. Chinese

Both Sides Meet.

Subversive netivities were

Indin.--Krifiah Wireless.

On

Wellington Koo, to explore the pon-include military hospitals in the the wane in the greater part of

sibilities of a settlement.

It is understood however that no Settlement present a novel spee- tangible result was achieved as the tacle, Chinese dancing girls from Japanese are still demanding the the cabarets are daily visiting the

of the wards with chocolates and fruit Unconditional withdrawal Chinese troops 20 kilometres and Reuter.

the demolition of the Wousing and Incidents in Foreign Settlements. Paoshan forta.

Nevertheless it is hoped that the peace talks will be resumed during! the next few days--Reuter,

Geneva Waiting.

Shanghal. Feb. 29.

Chinese soldiers of the 1st Regiment of the Todependent Brigade of the 88th Division have

HOME FOOTBALL.

PRESTON BEATEN AT HOME.

Londen, Feb. 29. In the Second Division of the

dug several lines of trenches on the English Lengue to-day, Prenton south eastern bank of the Siccawei North End were defeated at home. creek, opposite the Catholic their opponents, Bury. scoring Cathedral and Observatory, twn goals without reply,-Renter.

The length of the trenches is 15 feet and the depth five feat.- Our Dan Correspondent.

Shanghai, Feb. 29.

"Fundamental Facts."

Tokyo, Feb, 29.

in editorials on the arrival of the A heavy explosion took place this

of Nations Commission, morning at 6.40 at the residence League

Stend fast to Policy, We did not intend to depart from that pulley on any instance at all and he believed that by: cooperating with the Lengue and the United States for an agreed solution of the problem, the Government was interpreting the wishes of the House and of the country.-Renter.

SILVER FAIRLY

STEADY.

HONGKONG DOLLAR

UNCHANGED.

re-

Genuva, Feb. 20.. The centre of diplomatic gravity has momentarily shifted to Shang hai, and the success or failure of censation Japanese feelers for a of hostilities mast depend on the local

therefore pourparlers; Geneva is wailing and watching.

The meeting of the Council of of Mr. Sun Fo. No. 10, Rue the leading vernacular newspapers Twelve is not yet definitely fixed. Mollere, in the French Concession. accord it a hearty welcome. M. Tardieu arrived this morning, The French police were unable They plead that the commission and is returning to Paris to-night.

to discover the reason for it but "study and appreciate the funds bellove that it was caused by amental facts of the situation and Japan's Memorandum.

strong cracker.

avoid being

misled by cheap senti- round Mr. Sun Fo and his wife were mentalism." The convocation of a. table conference at Shanghai at home at the time. Investiga The Asalt asks the Commission oficial fixing, the market ruled especially in order to safeguard tions resulted in the discovery of a to recognise that the "Japanese quietly steady, with an absence of, foreigners, at which the Interested shallow crater in the garden a few troops are fighting the Chinese sellers. Powers are represented, is the yards from the entrance.—Our } müttarists, and not the Chinese chief feature of the Japanese con- Own Correspondent.

people."Reuter,

The Hongkong dollar st mains unchanged today, with the market at largely lifeless.

Silver was unchanged in London for apot quotation, but was down 1/16th forward.. America sold and the Continent bought. Small busi

reported. After the

nara

WOR

New York reports a rise of quarter, with the market steady,

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The Free Trade era in Britain

is now at an end after a struggle

the Protectionista for over duties thirty years. The _new came into effect as from midnight. --Router.

Lord Snowden Opposes. Chief interest in the delte was centred in a speech by Lord Snow. den, ex-Chancellor of the Exche quer, who, in exercise of his rights inder the Cabinet's agreement to differ on the tariff issue, vigorous- ly opposed the Bil

In the course of his spooch, ho that Haich there was no evidence Britain had a permanent adverse balance of trade.

The Infallible barometer to show was un adversp whether there balance was the exchange value of starling, which was not falling. It has been stable for the last few months and was showing a tendency to rise. He submitted that no cuse had been made out for a departure from the present fisen system, and that the elaims made for the Bill were unjustified.-British Wireless. TREASURY OFFICE

ROBBERY.

CONTRACTOR LOSES

$800.

A remarkable fent by a pick- pocket came to the notice of the police authorities yesterday when it was reported to them that a sum of $800 had been stolen from a building contractor.

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These, however, were inade. quate protection against a pick- pocket, who, presumably with a safety razor blade, was able to cut through all four-coats and reach the breast pocket of the innermost of the coats whence ho extracted a wad of notes.

Struck over the head with a wooden mallet by a man during an alterca- tion over a gambling debt, Li Shu,

a fisherman at Bhataukok, was taken to Taipo on Sunday, where he wax treated by Dr." IAE

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