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FIT

DUNLOP

JEHOL WAR BEGINS IN BLINDING SNOWSTORM

・

SOVIET WATCHING

Stalia

FAR EAST

COUNTRY WARNED OF

POSSIBLE DANGER OF WAR WITH JAPAN

AIR BASE FIRE AT USTBOLSHERETZK

(Special to "Telegraph")

Telegraph. Copyright, Telegraphis Margés 'Ordinamor, 1834; Receiond, February 2. P m.)

Democratic successes in the, elec- tions in the United States would decrease American interest in Manchuria, whereas on the con- trary. Japanese-American rela- oftions are sharpening.

Moscow, Feb. 23. The growing danger war between Soviet, Russia and Japan is becoming com- mon talk in Moscow," where a sensation has been created by allegations of Japanese' incendiarist plots against Russia in the Far East.

The official newspaper, Pravday in special edition commemorating the fifteenth anniversary of the establishment of the Red Army, emphasises the danger of an attack on the Soviet by capitalist nations, making special reference to the Far Eastern menace.

The Central Committee of the Communist Party under the leader- ship of M. Stalin, the virtual Dicta-i tor of Russia, has issued a caution against the danger, of an attack.

DANCER OF ATTACKS.

"Enemies beyond our borders," ways this caution, “continuê to arm. themselves, preparing to stretch their murderous hands to the Soviet frontier."

M. Voroshiloff, the War Commis-

Present events, in the opin- ion of Izvestia, will bring up the question of whether or not America will allow a Ja- -panese blockade of China.

· SOVIET READY.

Heiterating the desire of the Soviet Government for peace, Izvestia emphasises that the So- viet will not interfere in strug- gles between Imperialist nations, but if the Imperialists attack the Soviet "millions of armed workers would be ready to fight like lions, ready to sacrifice their lives so that Imperialist nations will nev er again dare to interfere with a Socialist nation."--Reuter.

GREAT WAR EPIC

RECALLED

DEATH OF MINERS' COLONEL

London, Feb. 23. The death has occurred of Colonel

Sixth Japanese Division in Action Near Kailu

Picture shows Japanese troops crossing the railway during one of

their attack in Manchuria.

SECRET AEROPLANE ARMING REPORT,

BRITAIN NOT TAKING ACTION

**

Londen, Feb. 23. The Foreign Secretary, Sir. John Simon, was questioned in the House of Commons re- garding reports alleging that 32 military aeroplanes were recently down from Italy to Hungary and there taken to pieces and hidden.

He replied that he had seen these statements, of which a semi-official denial had been issued by the Hungarian Gov- crament.

In this instance, therefore, he did not consider any spo- cial action was called for on the part of the British Gov- ernment,British Wirelesa.

TENGIMIĆATIONAL

sar, has issued a personal warning Watts-Morgan, Labour M.P. for "OLD LADY"

that the danger of an anti-Soviet East Rhondda, aged 60, attack is growing, while M. Stalin During the war, he distinguish- has appealed to the armed forces ed himself by holding up the Ger-

Lu master the latest military man advance at Cambrai with 400 technique in order to repel the men of the Welsh Labour Batta- Soviet's enemies,—Renter.

AIR BASE FIRE

CHARGES AGAINST A JAPANESE

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Moscow, Keb 23. A sensation has been created by serious allegations against Japanese agents in the Far East. A plea that a certain Japanese ordered him to destroy the civil air base at Uatbolsheretzk, Kam- chatka, and other buildings” im- portant to the Soviet, has been advanced by Japanese named Kaisawa, 'who was arrested in connexion with an outbreak of fire at the air base on January ..19.

Jon, armed only with picks and shovels. In peacetime, he also displayed great gallantry 07 rescue work in Welsh pit disag- ters.

At the last election, Colonel Watts-Morgun had a majority of 11,727 over his communist rival. British Wirelona.

DOLLAR RISES A FARTHING

BUT LOCAL MARKET ERRATIC

BUYS GOLD

EXPLANATION BY

· CHANCELLOR

PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE

ULTIMATUM FLATLY REJECTED

NANKING'S REPLY TO JAPAN

GREAT WALL ISSUE

Nanking, Feb. 24. CHINA HAS DECIDED TO REJECT THE JAPANESE DE- MAND FOR THE WITH- DRAWAL OF CHINESE REGU- LARS FROM JEHOL.

China's Reply indignantly re- pudiates the demand from Tokyo for the withdrawal of Chang

uch-liang Tiang's forces, say-

ing:

BIG DRIVE IN THE CHAOYANG AREA

PEIPIAO AND NANLING ABANDONED

PITCHED BATTLE

DEVELOPING

PEKING, FEB. 24.

MR. ROOSEVELT'S CABINET

SECRETARY OF WAR APPOINTED

Salt Lake City, Feb. 23. Mr. George Dern, who was for merly Governor of Utah, "has announced that he has accepted the appointment of Secretary for War in the Roosevelt Cabinet- Reuter

CAPE COALITION:

SMUTS-HERTZOG AGREEMENT

POLITICAL CRISIS

SETTLED

Capetown, Feb. 23.

IN A BLINDING SNOWSTORM, WITH THE MERCURY SHOWING A TEMPERATURE OF TEN DEGREES BELOW ZERO, THE JAPANESE SIXTH DIVISION AND THE FOURTH CAVALRY BRI- GADE COMMENCED OPERATIONS ON THE The political upheaval in NORTH-EAST BORDER OF JEHOL YESTERDAY.South Africa has had a some- what unexpected result, a coali- Meanwhile, the biggest pitched battle of the past tion agreement having been ten- eighteen months is now developing near Chaoyangfu, at tatively reached between Gen- the south-east corner of Jehol, where thirty thousand eral Hertzog, the Premier, and Japanese troops, aided by ten thousand Manchukuo, are General Smuts, the Leader of now attacking fiercely.

the Opposition.

The agreement is presumably result of a breakdown 01

between General

These are the two main thrusts planned by the the Japanese General Staff in the attempt to "pacify" Jehol negotiations and it may, therefore, be taken for granted that Japan's Zero Hour has now struck.

..

Smuts and Mr. Tielman Roos

"Under the arrangement entered into between the two political

leaders, General Hertzog will re-

tain the position of Prime Minis-

The weight of the blow hurled at Chaoyangfu, the most important city in southern Jehol, has compelled the ter and General Smuts will be al- Chinese commander to withdraw the forces which have lotted an important portfolio im been offering such stout resistance at Nanling and Pei.is, Cabinet. piao, in order that the defence of Chaoyang may be con- solidated.

The agreement provides for full maintenace of South Afri can membership. of the British Commonwealth of Nations,

The fact that Japan is not 30,000 JAPANESE IN CHAOYANG ATTACK" Parliament will probably be

meet the attack,

NORTH-EAST. SECTOR.

ACTIVE TRADE IN SILVER

dissolved next week and a general only bent upon altacking and

election, with a view to seizing Jehol, but also declares?

the formation of a semi-National that her military operations Many resources appears to have drew their outlying detachments Government, will be called for may be extended to North been employed by the Chinese and are forming a strong Hae to

May,--Reuter. China is sufficient to prove that her long-cherished policy of forces, The railway junction aggression remains unchang-town of Feipiae was only aban- ed."

doned after two days of heavy The Sixth Division which SOVEREIGN RIGHTS.

3ghting, but before the retiremurched out from Tungliao yester

day in wretched weather came into body In despatching troops to Jekol, ment was ordered, a

collision with Irregular forces: London, Feb, 23. the Reply.adds, the Chinesé Gov-volunteers moved out and cut the Replying to a Commons ques-ernment is exercising its sover-railway line between Nanling and on crossing the Jehol, border. tion regarding the recent gold eign rights. The Japanese Gov-Peipiad in order to impede the The irregulars were dispersed, secording to messages from Tokyo, purchases by the Bank of/ernment must be held absolutely movements of Japanese reinforce and the Japanese are continuing!

to advance. They have not yet formed contact with the regulars.

J

of

responsible for the invasion of ments. England issue department, the Jehol. Chancellor of the Exchequer, The Japanese Note is one of: Mr. Chamberlain, said that, for considerable length and it sug- various reasons, large amountsgests to Nanking the surrender of foreign money had been of General Tang Yu-lin ! coming to London recently, which were bad money in the A rise of a farthing in the Houg-sense that they could not rely kong dollar Was recorded this on retaining them. morning, to la. 3.5/8d... but the As the result of the subsequent market locally is very erratic.

LINE REFORMED. The retirement from Peipiao-Reuter. WAR carried out in masterly fashion, the Chinese troops ́im- "Should Tang Yu-lin and his mediately reforming their line to troops, as well as other anti-Man- the north of the town. chukuo, they will be dealt with chukuo forces surrender to Man-

leniently," says the Note,

RUSSIANS CONCERNED.

ed that they were instructed by Kaisawa-Reuter.

ed firm:

!

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THREAT OF FORCE.

The threat to use force lo ex-

pel the Chinese regulars if they

do not comply with the ultimatum

on

For three successive days. the city of Chaoyang has been subjected to intensive aerial bombardment, in the course of which considerable material damage has been done.

FIERCE ATTACK.

GENEVA PLANS

NEW COMMITTEE TO BE FORMED

:

COINAGE DEMAND

LIKELY

A cable received by Мезать. Swan, Culbertson and Fritz from

New York states that there was active trading in silver yesterday, due to the possibility of more being used in coinage. The price advanced during the day," but reacted somewhat in the after- noon.

Genova, Feb. 23.

Silver quotations on the After the vote of the AssemblyNational Metal Exchange of New upon the Report and Recom-York were:-Spot, 27.07; May, mendations of the Committee of

Nineteen to-morrow, it is under-27.77; July, 27.33. Total sales stood that a fresh Commission of 254 contracts.

yesterday were 6,350,000 ounces on Twenty-One will be appointed to Far

If no precautions were taken, London reports silver up 5/16ths. these capital movements would enquiry, two militiamen guarding America and China bought, and result in a sharp rise in sterling, the base have been accused of there were small offerings. After to be followed later on by a sharp arson and the storekeeper of the local Staby farm has been accused the official fixing, the market rule fall.

Everyone would agree that such to withdraw is implied rather of inciting them.

one fluctuations, which were In New York, silver rose

Yesterday, according to oficial watch developments in the very than explicit in. the Memorandum, All three are reported to have sent to 27%, with the market ir harmful to trade, should be limit which says that if Chang Hsuch despatches from Jehol City, another East. pleaded guilty and to have alleg-regular.

ed as far as possible, but it was liang's and the other anti-Man-air rald waa the signal for "M. Hymans has indicated that he got in the general interest to state chukno ferces "persist in taking fierce attack by thirty thousand cannot continue as chairman al- what particular methods might be positive action, it will be difficult apanese and ten thousand Man-though he is willing that Belgium adopted to cheek them."

chukua troops.

should be represented on the new to guarantee that the fighting will He agreed with the questioner not spread into North China."

The Chinese immediately with-Committee.-Reuter. that these purchases of gold should Mr. A. F... C. Webber, Puisne be regarded as flexible additions Judge of Nigeria, has been ap- the bank's gold holding and pointed Chief Justice of Sierra that it would be improper to re- Leone, in succession to Sir Merovn gard them as permanent additions Tew, retired. British Wirelcak. to the gold reserves which may be used in the future for restoring credit.-British Wirelees.

KREMLIN ANXIOUS

SOVIET PREPARED FOR EMERGENCIES

Moscow, Feb. 23. The Kremlin is watching the Japanese action in Jehol with the clonest interest, although the operations are not considered a threat to Soviet interests.

The Kremlin is, however, well aware that some Japan- eve political and military leaders have openly stated the necessity of a' war with

·Russia in the Japanese Press...

NEW CHIEF JUSTICE

́ ́London, Feb. 23.

"PROVOCATION”.

The whole tone of the communi- Japanese cations made by the Government has lent added fear that operations south of the Great:

Wall are inevitable.

For instance, a message from Mr. Washington discloses that

STOP PRESS THE WATCH ON THE Debuchi, the Japanese Ambassa-

It views the Japanese refusal TEST LUNCH SCORE:

to sign a Non-Aggression Pact as

an "alarming circumstance."

OPEN WAR.

Izvestia, in a leading article to- day, declared that the Japanese action in Johol will bring a state pf poen war with China and adds were hoped that the

AUSTRALIA: 411 for

COASTS

FINE RECORD LAST YEAR

.

London, Feb. 23. During 1932, Constguards took life-saving action in the case of 580 vessels reported in distress off the cousts of Great Britain' and] Northern Iroland.

dor, acting on instructions from Tokyo, informed Mr. H. L. Stim- son. the U.S."Secretary of State. to that Japan does not intend move her troops south of the. Great Wall "unless there is pro- vocation by the Chinese.”— Reuter.

PEPYS TERCENTENARY/

London, Feb. 23. ̈

A tercentenary commemoration

In the same period. 80 vessels service for Samuel Pepys, the observed, to be steaming into famous diarist, was held in Lon- danger were warned by signale don to-day and was attend by the and enabled to alter their course. Lord Mayor and Sheriffs- British Wirelesa.

British Wireleza, ".").

•1

Gulf of Lisomng

MORE SNOW IN ENGLAND

TEN-FEET DRIFTS IN YORKSHIRE"

London, Feb 28. Snow again, fell heavily in the North of England to-day, and drifts on the Yorkshire Moors are in some places ten feet deep.

Snow also fell in parts of Kent, but none

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HOME FOOTBALL

WINS FOR NORWICH AND BLACKBURN

London, Feb. 23.

At Blackburn, In the First Divi-

sion of the English League, Black- burn Rovers defeated Manchester City by the only goal scored.

In the Third Division, Norwich

Map of Jahal and part of the surrounding country., Severe Sghting bas City defeated Aldershot by three

„broken out in the region of Chanyazsta

goals to two Reuters