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PAT METAEXÆF THURSDAY, JANUARY 24,

1935.

China Bullding.

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FURTHER REDUCTIONS

· FURTHER MARK DOWNS

DURING THE

THIRD WEEK OF WHITEAWAYS STOCK-TAKING

SALE

CHINA STRIVES TO AVERT FURTHER FIGHTING

PARLEY FOLLOWS

JAPAN ATTACK

COUNTER-OFFENSIVE IMPROBABLE

PEKING SEETHING WITH

WILDEST RUMOURS ....

Following an outbreak of hostilities between Japanese and Chinese at Kuyuan and Tushikow yester- day, and a threatened further offensive by Japanese troops in that area, the Chinese authorities in Peking are reported to have approached the Japanese Con- aulate there with a view to effecting a peaceful settle- ment of a threatening situation, says a Reuter message from Nanking.

Latest reports from Peking state that as far as is known the Charhar front continued quiet through the night, but the city is full of the wildest rumours as to the ultimate westward destination of the unexpected Japanese attack. Particularly there is alarm over the movements of a big fleet of Japanese armoured cars somewhere near Kuyuan.

Conservative opinion there is that the situation won't be aggravated as there are no Chinese troops in the disputed area and the Chinese have no intention of counter-attacking.

here as to how far the Japanese intend to advance.

WHAT IS JAPAN'S OBJECT?

WASHINGTON'S ' ANSWER

STRATEGIC POSITION

(Special to "Tulograph") ·

## Telegraph, Geryright. Telegraphia Ma engre Ordinance, 119, Reprived. January *. * plan.

Washington, Jan. 23.

High quarters here speculate

Hoover to-morrow.

Mr. Frank Murphy, Governor Gan. that Japan's reported military movement on the Charhar bor-ral of the Philippines, who is dus la der is intended, first, to inter Hongkong aboard the President cept the crincipal eastern line of {connection between the Soviet and China through Kalgan; and, Recond, to obtain a strategic position from which her troops will be able to strike northward i towards the Trans-Siberia Rail- way, or southward upon China proper.

It is not felt here that either of these moves is contemplated for the immediate future. However, such a blow may be struck to the north In view of the continued Japanese warnings against alleged Soviet ald in provoking extensive no-called Communist attacks in Central China upon the forces of the

Nanking Government.

The Foreign Policy Association forecasts little Nanking opposition "eneroach. to a further Japanese ment."

COMPLEX INDIA BILL

TO BE ISSUED TO-MORROW

CONSTITUTION REFORMS The Chinese press is not allow ed to comment, but well-informed

The Japanese are using armoured

London, Jan. 28. Chinese are bitter at what is de cars in this offensive. These are

Sir Samuel Hoare, Secretary scribed as an unprovoked attack, said to be operating outside the Observera are inclined to regard for India, in a speech at Oxford. following so rapidly upon Mr. disputed border area.

the Charhar movement as one con- said the Government of Hirota's paciße speech in the Diet Reports received at midnight de-forming with Japan's apparent and the Dairen pronouncement clared that at 10 a.m. yesterday intention of enforcing a self-styled Bill, which will be issued to that Japanese troops would not be four Japanese planes dropped seven stabilising force in East Asin.morrow, was the biggest and used to interfere in North China bombs on the town of Tungchin- United Press,

̈ntfairs.

hau, near Tushlkow, and later

A Centrul Press, Chinese newwa bombed the villages of Tushikow agency, reports that further fight-mud Kuyuan. ing occurred morning.

near Kuyuan this!

TOKYO EXPLAINS

At 11 am. yesterday morning Japanese artillery fired forty shelli towards these points, and sub- sequently cavalry and infantry The Nippon Dempo reports from units, supported by the artillery, Changchun that the Kwantung advanced against the Chinese garri gartison commander

anon troops at Tushikow and Ku- nounced that he found it necessary | Yuan,

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to expel the troops of General There is immense confusion at Sung Chich-yuan's command from this time since there is no real con- firmation as yet for the reports of the fighting and all sources in-

the Charhar border areas.

He added that his troops had dicated earlier that everything was commenced a round-up of Chinese soldiers yesterday and that there quiet in Charhar.

had been some fighting. Action

occurred near Tungchlissa, near!

the Western border of Jehol.

The War Ministry flatly denies

nction.

if action were

ASKS INSTRUCTIONS

DANGER REMAINS

IN ASIA

CHINA'S DAY OF VENGEANCE

AMERICA- WARNED

Indiu

perhaps most complex Bill ever introduced into Parliament. It would deal with every phase of the future government of India and would contain proposals for setting up All-India Federation constitutional schemes for eleven great Provinces, several of them more populous than some of the chief States of the world, and a new Constitution for Burma, henceforth to be separated from India.

CRITICISM ANSWERED

HUNTING SPIES IN MALAYA

SIAMESE SEIZE JAPANESE

CARGO SHIPS SEARCHED

(Special to "Telegraph”)

(He Triegraph, Conwright. Telegraphic Men| mgęs Gedisainer, 1983. Stoceived, January đija pose)

Loudon, Jan. 23. The Singapore correspondent of the Daily Herald writes that there is a growing, suspicion that Japanese espionage agents are busily engaged in Malaya,

Д

The Siamese authorities on Tuesday arrested thirty-eight Japanese in the Gulf of Siam, who were fishing from motor trawlers. They were discovered by Siamese torpedo boat.

The Malayan police are watch- ing closely the Japanese-owned and operated iron mines and other industrial activities.

Near the East const of Malaya, afficers are examining cargo of ships: especially those from Indo- China, though for what they arej searching the public can only guesa.-United Fress,

S'HAI MARKET REPORT

CHINA BONDS

DECLINE

AFFECTED BY CLASH IN CHARHAR

(Special to "Telegraph”)

Shanghai, Jun. 24. Exchange rates were very firm on the Foreign Exchange Market at 9.30 this morning.

FEARFUL TOLL OF WINTER

MANY KILLED IN U.S. STORMS

CANADIAN CITIES CUT OFF BY GALES

New York, Jan. 23.

The snow-storm which is still raging in this city and through the Eastern States is the worst since 1920, and if it continues may rival the great blizzard of 1888. But New York is only one of the many places affected. In the South-west there is great suffering; floods have caused misery, and in some parts, Tennessee and Mississippi, death. Altogether there have been 70 fatalities so far.

In British Columbia, two Canadian cities, Victoria and Vancouver, are completely cut off from the rest of the world. Steamers cannot operate between these ports, railways are impassible and only a mad man 'would attempt to travel on the highways.

In Ontario, at Iroquois Falls; the terrible tem- perature of 78 degrees below zero was registered. Such cold will kill fur-bearing forest creatures. Meanwhile, in New York; hun-j dreds of thousands were fighting their homes their way towards to-day. The hotels were filled with suburbanites unable to reach their dwellings.

Tremendous areas across the country have been flooded since the Mississippi and other rivers have rise following-n-sudden-thaw. Speedboats rescued many people in various places, who had taken re- fuge in tree-tops or on roofs.

LIVES LOST

All could not be reached, however. The firmness is reported in Tennessee and Mississippi there being due to reports of fighting in were piteous cries for help to haunt the Charhar district.

ber 1934.

dollars.

OCEAN AIRWAY POSTS

FACILITIES IN

HAWAIIAN GROUP

CALIFORNIA TO CANTON Washington, Jan. 23 Application has been made to

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the reatue workers. But the where On the Gold Bar Exchange, quo-ahouts of the distressed could. not tatfons dropped two dollars during always be located. Many were the first three minutes of trading, drowned..

Speculators are reported as To form a sound judgment on

It was a message from Seattle, the Navy Department for per- mission to construct an aero- the Bill, he urged that the long having sold yen here this morning.

Wash., which stated that the

the drome on Wake Island, it was history of the enquiry that lay on receipt of the Charhar news,

cities Across These sales were readily ab-Canadian behind it, and the fact that it was sorbed by Japanese Banks who in border, Vancouver on the mainland announced to-day. not written on a clean sheet of

of British Columbia, and Victoria Wake-Island-was-one-of-the-four- Peking, Jan. 24.

paper, but on the history of the turn sold US dollars.

Local currency thus firmed, 70 miles further west on the tip small islands of the Hawaiian group past, should be remembered, It (2.10 a.m.)

should be thought of as a big, bold touching new highs since Novem-of Vancouver Island, were com recently transferred to Navy De- Chinese press reports state that

pletely cut off from the rest of the partment jurisdiction, by President that Japanese troops crossed the General Ching Teh-chun, Charhar

and comprehensive attempt to dent

Rousevelt. hol border into Chinese terri-Commissioner for civil affairs, has

(Special to "Telegraph")

with the most involved and In-: At mid-morning however, the world by the blizzard raging.

market has caged slightly,

Mr. Claude Swanson, Secretary tory or engaged in any military telephoned General Ho Ying-ching.

tractable problem that ever faced

There had been show and land- especially forward rates, with

for the Navy, revealed that Pan- The Ministry denied the the War Minister, reporting that ordinance, 1994. Received, January

Elly Telegraph. Copyright. Telegraphie Mathe British Parliament.

alides in many places in the

asked the speculators Inclined to buy US. Southern British Columbia districts, America Airways had intention to engage in such action Japanese troops have launched an 3 006) unless General Sung falled to offensive against the Chinese garri

Navy Department to construct accompanied by terrific winds, evacuate the border area prompt-son at Tushikow,

Washington, Jan. 29.

The Gold Bar Exchange is now set storms and floods. The only landing facilities on Wake Island ly. But eves

There would, of course, be an very inactive, with quotations means of travel la by boat and which the Airways want to use ad Professor Grover Clark, of forced, Japan did not intend to point of the Chinese defences at a here to-day.to the National Con-afready been

This small town is the strong Wellesley College, in an address appeared, and in India there had

outburst of criticsm when the Bill steady,

Vossels dare not venture out in the stopping place in the proposed occupy any Chinese territory, the Great Wall pass in North-eastern ference discussing the cause and

The condition of the market has blind gale in the Gulf of Georgia California-to-Canton ocean passco- a full measure been unchanged throughout the

the islands of the Eer service. Ministry added.--United Press. Charhar.

criticism on the

or among report morning, with an easy undertone the Joint Select At the moment, confirmation of cure of war, said the danger of of

Com- for forward trading but with cash,

Georgian archipelago.-Reuter, these reports is still impossible to hostilities in the Far East had mittee. He was not surprised at positions steady.

NINE DEAD The following are the United obtain owing to the inaccessability Increased due to the United the criticism of the Indian Con- The quotationa on Chinese

Philadelphia, Jan. 23. Press reports to the H.K. Telegraph of Chinese and Japanese officials in States' and other powers' failure gress, for it had been throughout Government Bonds dropped an as they were received from Peking! Peking. to-day:

to take a firm stand and make repudiated the right of the Bri-average of one dollar this morning Nine are dead hore following the of landing facilities at Midway In-

(Continued on Pago 6.) their peace machinery effective

due to the apprehension prevailing worst snow-storm of twenty years land was a question under con- when Japan struck her first blow

over the Charhar situation. It is

The city is blanketed in fifteen alderation by the Department.

He saw no objection, either, to in Manchuria,

reported that the morning's sales inches of snow and huge drifts have

up, isolating all parts of permitting commercial aviation en- of Government bonda exceeded piled $8,000,000-United Press.

Delware. Schools have been closed terprises to benefit from any facilities which could be supplied for an Indefinito period-Reuter.

between America and Guam.-Rau 73 BELOW ZERO

|ter.

The United Press adds that Mr. Now. York, Jan. 23. The Eastern United States considering, plans for using Wake Swanson has revealed, that he is are shrouded deep in snow and Island as a base for commercial so far there have been seventy planes on the proposed trans-Pacific fatalities from cold and winter air service. floods.

STORY OF CLASH

Peking, Jan. 24.

(12.10 a.m.)

Fighting on short front be-l

tween Chinese and Japanese troops!

CONFIRMATION

He added that in the background World Flight

Peking, Jau. 24. (2.30.s.m.) Chinese officials have confirmed of the situation lay "the danger of broke out yesterday at about 6 the reports of clashes having pe- militarised China, seeking re- o'clock in the evening and concurred in Eastern Charhar during venge for all the injuries that had tinued through the-night.

Chinese troops of the Charhar command fought very vallantly, ropelling the first attack by about 1,000 Japanese soldiers reinforced by 1,000 Manchukuo troops.

the past twenty-four hours.

been inflicted upon her and the omcial confirmation is lacking.

The Japanese Legation says rest of the Far East by the West."

General Ching Ten-chun, re- cently sent from Poking to take charge of the Charhar defences in the ovent of any The fighting started at Tushi-

emergency kow, Kuyuan and Tongshatze.

arising, has telephoned from Kal- gan declaring that 1,000 Japanese Chinese Government officials

troops and 1,000 confirm the reports of a clash, troops are opposing, an undeter Manchukuo though the strictest consorship is mined number of Chinese on the being maintained.

Kuyuan front.

United Press.

EVANGELIST'S WORLD TOUR

MRS. MACPHERSON COMING HERE.

Seattle, Jan. 23.

Planned.

TURNER TO FLY BY EQUATOR

(Special to "Telegraph”)

¿De Feliprash, Copyright. Telegraphie Moo page Ordinanon. '189). Rassinek.” January

Philadelphia, Jan. 24.

Shanghai, Jan, 24. Chinese domestic bonds are declining owing to the fighting in the North

TAKING NAZI PULSE?

LORD. HURTWOOD

IN BERLIN ·

Much

An

army of relief workers, 24,000 strong, working at $1à day each, la assisting New York's City's regular force of 10,000 Public Works employees to free the strawling city from a six-inch speculation has been anowfall, which has drifted to

Berlin, Jan. 23.

Maj. Roscoe Tener, the well- known American airman, who aroused by the visit here of Lord depths of several feet in some won second place in the great Allen of Hurtwood, who is under-places.

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

He added that the establishment

STOP PRESS

HURRIED CONFERENCE

"WE WILL NOT STOP" Following more detailed reports

Only now has tho, Japanese from Charhar as to the progress Military Attache, Colonel Taka- of the fighting, General Ho Ying hasht, confirmed the reports that ching, Minister for War, conferred Japanese and Chinese troops are

England-Melbourne marathor, has stood to be in close touch with Mr. Meanwhile, a fierce galo has and Mrs. Aimee Sample McPherson, announced that he will take off Ramsay MacDonald, and who has been sweeping the whole of the in with the Governor of Charhar, at grips la Charhar, fighting for afled from here to-day aboard the for a round-the-werid flight.

famous California General Sung Cheh-yuan, who is possession, of

evangelist, from Panama on an indefinite date had interviews with Reichefuchrer Eastern seaboard The Coket dare tha Tushikow,

Hitler, General Couring, Premier Guards are working countless a now, in Poking,

Kuyuan and Tungchinau areas, Hye Maru, on the first leg of He will follow the equator as of Prussia, and others,

rescue people marooned brifoo The results of the conference. He said bluntly her world tour.

much as possible all the way: It is believed that Lord Allen in various district, called hurriedly, were not an- "The campaign will continue ans

She will visit Japan, China, the He plans to halt. In Africa, discussed. Gremony's attitude to udden the after? nounced.

The Chinese are speculating long as it is resisted. We will not Philippines, India, Greece and Singapore, New Guines and Hono- Warda armaments and that Buroor Nagy

(Continued on Page 6.)

Germany, Router:

Balu.--United :Press.

pean altuation generally.—Bekte