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MAMMA#A# THURSDAY, JANUARY 24,

1935.

日十二月二十

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THIRD WEEK OF

WHITEAWAYS STOCK-TAKING

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JAPANESE OFFENSIVE LAUNCHED IN CHARHAR

CHINESE TROOPS

FIGHT BACK

NO REASON GIVEN FOR ATTACK

JAPAN WILL NOT STOP IF RESISTANCE CONTINUES

Japanese and Manchukuo troops, numbering in all about 2,000, supported by armoured cars, planes and artillery, delivered a surprise attack on a line be- tween Kuyuan and Tushikow yesterday, and were stoutly resisted by the small Chinese garrisons at these points.

Although there is much confusion in the reports from the north, and no excuse for the Japanese offen- sive has been offered, the earlier doubts that hostilities had commenced have now been removed.

Although the Japanese officials in Peking plead

WINTER'S CRUEL GRIP

SEVENTY DEAD IN EAST U.S.

73 BELOW ZERO IN ONTARIO

New York, Jan. 23. The Eastern United States. are shrouded deep in snow and so far there have been seventy fatalities from cold and winter! floods.

An army of relief workers, 24,000 strong, working at 34 n day ench, is assisting New York's

City's regular force of 10,000 Public Works employees to free

OCEAN

AIRWAY

POSTS

FACILITIES IN

HAWAIIAN GROUP

CALIFORNIA TO CANTON

Washington, Jan. 23

Application has been made to

aero-

the Navy Department for per- mission to construct an drome on Wake Island, it was! announced to-day.

Wake Island was one of the four

Mr. Frank Murphy, Governor Gen-small islands of the Hawallan group the strawling city from a six-inch aral of the Philippines, who is due in recently transferred to Navy, Do

the President partment jurisdiction by President Hongkong aboard

Roosevelt.

snowfall, which has drifted to depths of several feet in some

places,

Meanwhile, a fierce gale has been aweeping the whole of the Eastern seaboard. The Coast Guards are working conselessly to: rescue people marooned by floode in various districts, owing to the

frosts,

ignorance of the cause and progress of the fighting, sudden thaw after recent heavy Colonel Takahashi, the Military Attache, made a surprising statement last night. He said: "We shall not stop at Kuyuan if resistance continues."

The Japanese advance had halted last night and reserves were coming up, apparently in preparation for another assault to-day. There are no reports of casualties or of the exact location of the line of battle, nor is it known whether the Japanese succeeded in subduing the Kuyuan garrison.

Peking, Jan. 24.

. (12.10 a.m.)

Fighting on a short front be tween Chinese and Japanese troops broke out yesterday at ahout G o'clock in the evening and con- tinued trough the night,

Chinese troops of the Charhar command fought very valiantly. repelling the first altack by about 1.000 Japanese soldiers reinforced by 1,000 Manchukuo troops.

The fighting started at Tushi kow, Kuyuan and Tongabatze.

Chinese Government officials confirm the reports of a clash, though the strictest censorship la being maintained.

HURRIED CONFERENCE

Following more detailed reports) from Charhar as to the progress! of the fighting, General Ho Ying- ching, Minister for War, conferred with the Governor of Charhar, General Sung. Chch-yuan, who is now in Peking.

DANGER OF FAR

EAST WAR

CHINA'S DAY OF VENGEANCE

AMERICA WARNED

CANADA ICE-BOUND

Reports from Ottawa Indiente that almost the whole of Canada le frost-bound.

A now low temperature for all timo was set at Troquein Falls, Ontario north frontier Lown), where a temperature of 73 degrees) below zero was registered.

Hoover to-morrow,

RUSSIAN JUSTICE

PRISON FOR OFFICIALS

FAILED. IN DUTIES

(Speciál to "Telegraph”)

fly Telegraph, Copyright. Telegraphie

Ordinanze, 119), Received, January

There have bean heavy snow-| falls In the Rockica and the rail- way communications, particularly those of the great trans-continen- | 76, 1.33 8.90.J tal Canadian systems, have been disrupted. Canadian Pacife and Canadian National trains between the Rocky Mountain divisional

Moscow, Jan. 23.

The Military Supreme Court

Mr. Claude Swanson, Secretary for the Navy, revealed that Pan- America Airways had asked the Navy Department to construct landing facilities on Wake Island which the Airways want to use as a stopping place in the proposed | California-to-Canton, ocean passen-

ger service.

Mr. Swanson said several other companies had suggested projecta which the Navy Department was studying.

He added that the establishment of landing facilities at Midway La- land was a question. under con- sideration by the Department.

He saw no objection, either, to permitting commercial aviation en- terprises to benefit from any facilities which could be supplied i between America and Guam-Reu- ter.

The United Press adds that Mr. Swanson has revealed that he is considering plans for using Wake Island as a base for commercial

points and the Pacific coast terhas_sentenced Feodor Medved, planes on the proposed trans-Pacific- minal. at Vancouver have been former chief of the Leningrad air service. seriously delayed, and beyond the Internal Commissariat, to three imprisonment for Rockies,, on the Alberin side, the years' aituation is even more trouble- "criminal carelessness," because Snow ploughs are working he failed to prevent the assas- at top speed to keep the tracks sination, by counter-revolution- clear. So far no accidents have ists, of the official. Kirøy, been reported on the railroads Reuter.

some.

China Avoids Comment

NO REACTION TO HIROTA SPEECH

(Special to "Telegraph") (Telegraph. Copyright, Telepropalo žľabu Ordinance. 1864. Heived, January

Washington, Jan. 29. Professor Grover Clark, of The results of the conference, Wellesley College, in an address called hurriedly, were not, an-here to-day to the National Con- nounced.

ference discussing the cause' and The Chinese are speculating cure of war, said the danger of here as to how far the Japanese hostilities in the Far East had (By Tegraph. Copyright, Telegraphis Mem sages Ordinance, 1874. Received," January intend to advance.

Increased due to the United | Tito m.) States' and other powers' failure

Peking, Jan. 23.

ARMOURED CARS

+

(Special to "Telegraph")

He had also failed to break up the Leningrad Centre, the court charged.

Eleven assistants of his Depart- ment were also sentenced with him, their punishments ranging from ten to two years in concer- tration camps-United Press,

KIDNAPPER'S LADDER

WOOD FROM HOME OF HAUPTMANN

(Speciaš to "Telegraph")

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to take a flrm stand and make As was expected, under prevail- The Japanese are using armoured their peace machinery effective ing international conditions, officials cars in this offensive. These are when Japan struck her first blow and press have refrained from com- said to be operating outside the in Manchuria.

menting upon the Koki Hirota's re- (by Telegraph. Copyright. Telegraphis Man disputed border area,

Reports received at midnight de- He added that in the background cent declaration of Japanese foreign dance. 1994. Received, January

policy up to the moment. clared that at 10 a.m. yesterday of the situation lay "the danger of

Peking officials decline to com

Flemington, Jan. 23. four Japanese planes dropped seven a militarised China, seeking re-ment in any way whatever.

Another damaging plece bombs on the town of Tungchin-venge for all the injuries that had

The only newspaper to say any-evidence was given at the trial heu, nour Tushihow, and later been inflicted upon her and the thing was the Tientsin Ta Kung

Bruno Hauptmann, charged bombed the villages of Tushikow rest of the Far East by the West." Pao, which pointed out

that the with the murder of the kidnapped: United Press. and Kuyuan.

speech to the Diet was as vague asbaby, when Arthur Koehler, wood possible and meant as little as pos- Bible.-United Press.

export of the Department of Agriculture to-day stated that the right-hand rail of the third section of the ladder used by the kid- nappers to enter the Lindbergh home nursery window, was made from a piece of flooring sawod from the attle of Hauptmann's home,

At 11 a.m. yesterday morning Japanese artillery Aired forty shells towards these points, and sub- Great Wall pass in North-eastern sequently cavalry and infantry Charhar.

units, supported by the artillery, At the moment, confirmation of advanced against the Chinese garri- theso reports is still impossible to son troops at Tushikow and Ku- obtain owing to the inaccessability of Chinese and Japanese officials in учал.

There is immense confusion at Peking, this time since there is no real con- firmation as yet for the reports of the fighting and all sources in- dicated earlier that everything was quiet In Charhar.

ADDITIONAL AIR SERVICE

SIKANG AND TIBET TO BE LINKED

:

CONFIRMATION

Peking, Jan. 24. (2.30 a.m.) Chinese officials have confirmed

Shanghal, Jan. 24. the reports of clashes having oc- curred in Eastern Charhar during Corporation has announced that The Chinese National Aviation the past twenty-four hours.

The Japanese Legation says pleted for the establishment of an preparations are soon to be com- official confirmation is lacking.

air extension Kno connecting

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The prosecution had already made it known that this would be a part of the evidence. It came as no surprise; therefore-United |Press.

IN WIRELESS TOUCH

World Flight Planned

TURNER TO FLY BY EQUATOR

(Special to "Telegraph")

FARM WORKERS'

RELIEF PLAN

UNEMPLOYED TO BE ASSISTED

BRITAIN PLANNING NEW SOCIAL LEGISLATION

(By Telegraph. Copyright, Telegraphic Messages Ordinance, 1894, Received, Jan, 24, 10-30 m.).

London, Jan. 23. The extension of unemployment insurance to agricultural workers, including men in the forestry and horticulture industries, is proposed in a report of the Unemployment Insurance Statutory Committee, over which Sir William Beveridge presides.

The report recommends that the weekly rate of benefit should be 12 shillings 6 pence per man and 6 shillings and 6 pence for wives, and two to three shillings a week for each child, with a maximum total of 30 shillings per week.

The plan would be that employer, employee and the Exchequer should each contribute four pence to the fund.

WANTS MORE PLANES

URGES BIGGER U.S. FORCE

COMMISSION REPORT

(Special to "Telegraph")

18y Telegraph, Copyright, Trisprophis Mas 100ce Ordinance, 1991. Received, January 2. a.m.)

It is estimated that 703,000 males and 47,000 females would benefit under this scheme,

The Committee points out that agricultural wages and conditions are so different from those in the industrial world that the rates of contribution and benefit in the Honoral scheme of unemployment insurance are inappropriate.

It is learned that the Govern- ment hopen to bring the schemo Into operation by next winter. "

An agreement has not yet been reached with the trade unióna concerned regarding the amounts. of the benefits under the achemt.

-Reuter Special.

RUMANIAN.

DEBTS

TO BRITAIN.

HOPE OF ACCEPTABLE PROPOSALS

Washington, Jan. 23, The chairman of the Federal Aviation Commission. Mr.

London, Jan. 23. Howell, hus recommended The Rumanian Finance Minister, President Roosevelt the even-turning to London to resume discus- Monslour Strunga, is shortly re-

to

(Ba Talagraph. Copyright, Teisgraphis Meetual construction of 4,000 Army sions with the Treasury regarding mage Ordinans. 11. Reorived, Jassar and Navy aircraft as well as tumanian commercial debts due to

two dirigibles of the same type £2,000,000.

13. A p.m.

Philadelphia, Jun. 24. Maj. Roscoe Turner, the well-as the Macon. known American airman, who

British merchants, approximating

During his visit in December, Strunga was unable to make accept- able proposals, and he returned to

won second place in the great Mr. Howell's Commission has England-Melbourne marathon, has been hearing expert testimony" announced that be will take off from the best aviation brains of consult his Government. It is now hoped that he will bring proposals from Panama on an indefinite date the country, including Colonel offering a suitable basis for discus- for a round-the-world flight. Charles Lindbergh, Navy and alon-British Wireless.

Ho will follow the equator as Army experts, and commercial

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much as possible all the way.

enterprise hends.

The United States has already He plans to halt in Africa, Singapore, New Guinea and liono-laid plans for a considerable ex- pansion of the Air Force, but Mr. Howell's Commission believes thut lulu,United Press.

stil moro planes are needed United Press.

ITALY'S FIRST AMBASSADOR

* SIGNOR

VINCENZO

AT NANKING

Nanking, Jan. 23.- An elaborate programme, has been prepared by the Chinese Government for the reception of Signor Lofacona Vincenzo, the first Italian Ambassador to China, who arrived here by a special train this afternoon.

GOLD SHIPPED TO AMERICA

TAKING ADVANTAGE

OF HIGH PRICE:

BETTER PEACE-

OUTLOOK

ARCHBISHOP ON SITUATION

London, Jan. 23.

In the Upper House of Convoca., tion of Canterbury, the Archbishop, who, urealded, referred to the im proved international political altue- tion.

Ho said the hope was permissible that in the better atmosphere of general security the forthcoming visit of French Ministers of London might prepare the way for dro sumption of the General Disarma- ment Conference-British Wire- Joes.

SPEED ATTEMPT

(Special to "Telegraph"}

Washington, Jan. 23. London advises that foreign He will pay an official visit to the gold holdings totalling cloven Chinese Foreign Office to-morrow million pounds are en route to ASKS INSTRUCTIONS

morning and will present creden- Now York in order to take advant Peking, Jan. 24.

tials to Mr. Lin Sen, Chairman of age of the current geld price pond. (2.10 a.m.)

the Chinese National Government, ing the Supreme Court's decision SIN M. CAMPBELL OFF Chineso press reports state that

on the Gold Clause case.

TO USA. General Ching Teh-chun, Charhar Gonoral Ching Ton-chun, re Sikang and Tibet. This no fe The following ships are com- In a statement made to pressmen, Some believe that the Exchange Commissioner for civil affairs, has contly sont from Peking to take expected to be inaugurated some munication with Hongkong to Signor Vincenze said that the dislocation during the past week London, Jan. 23. telephoned General Ho Ying-ching, charge of the Charhar defences in time next April. Another giant dayi-Takit Suivis, Lop, stabla Mantus was desirable, but stabilisation. Agreement with the panied by dix, mechanics, called

Sul-yang, Shelton, establishment, of the Italian Em-18 major argument for prompt Sir Malcolm Campbell, accom the War Minister, reporting that the ovent of any emergency Ford plane to be placed in this Japanese troops have launched an arising, has telephoned from Kal-service is being ordered in America lata Maru Calcutta Maru, Perseus, due to financial reasons the Tatilan pound sterling close to $4.87 today for the United States, whed

Siamess Prince, Anyo Maru, Kamo. Embassy would be provisionally Probable.................

Daar where on the Daytona sands, he

· offensive against the Chinese garri- gan declaring that 1,000 Japanese and "will be delivered to the Cowaru. Mayon, President Grant, nccommodated. In the old Italian The yon presents a serious will allămpt.to: break his own land' son'at Tushikow.

troops and 1,000 Manchukuo poration next This small town is the strong triops are opposing an undeter News

month-Central. General Sherman, President Hoo- Legation buildings at Peking problem to Britainian, Culbert speed record In the racing car point of the Chiness 'dofences at a (Continued on Page 7.)

on the same day.

ver, General Lee Tatsuta Maruti Central News

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