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MONDAY, JULY

26, 1937.

日九十月六

No. 13269

Japanese Take Lanfang And Drive Hopei Force Well South of Fengtai

NANKING SCORNFUL OF TOKYO'S PRETEXT FOR SUDDEN ATTACK; FEARS LOSSES ARE HIGH

Roughly

Japanese Soldiers Handled by Tientsin Units

Tientsin, July 26 (11 a.m.).

Japanese reinforcements, which were rushed to Lanfang during the night following the outbreak of hostilities in that area, and the eventual bombing of the Chinese barracks there, suddenly thrust forward on the right flank of the Chinese forces defending the city at about 8.10 to-day. Their aim was obviously to storm the barracks where the 113th Brigade of the 38th Division, part of the 29th Army, Hopei, has its headquarters.

Within an hour a military communique came through to Tientsin that Japanese troops had occupied the town and barracks of Lanfang and that the Chinese were retreating on Huangtsun, ten miles to the south-east of Fengtai.

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At about 10 am. to-day Japanese and Chinese representatives went to Lanfang to investigate the trouble. With them went about 1,000 Japanese troops, in support of these already despatched. with four armoured cars.

Reservists Rallying To

Meanwhile, three military trains arrived from Japan Cause

Tangku, but their contents the authorities will not disclose.-United Press.

Nanking Admits Defeat

Shanghai, July 26 (12.10 p.m.). Reports from Nanking confirm that Japanese troops have occupied Lanfang,

Chinese officials add that Japanese bombers com- pletely destroyed the Chinese barracks there before the infantry raid which brought the town into Japanese

hands.

Support Government China Policy

Diet Commences Special Sessions

Tokyo, June 26. The Diet is in special session. Mounwhile, 3,000,000 Japanese re- servists rallied throughout the nation, demonstrating their support of the The authorities make no mention of casualties, but Government's policy in North China. In Tokyo 5,000 paraded and their visited the Prime bluntly assert that the Japanese statement that inter-representatives

Minister, Prince

Koneye, to com- ference with communications caused the trouble is merely

municate their resolution.

Excitement is growing here as re- a pretext for an unprovoked attack.—United Press.

come througa of fighting and

ports

Lukouchiao constructing encampments along the railway west of that city.

Japan has sent a protest to General Sung Cheh-yuut, aming the Chinese C$ provocateurs In the Lantang episode. United Press.

TRAINS, TELEPHONES barracks at Lanfang, between Pei- of the 37th Division of Chinese at

bing and Tientsin yesterday.

command The Japanese garrison DISRUPTED

There reported that a Japanese party. Train and telephone services be-reparing telegraph wires in the yi

Peiping, July 26. (10.53 a.m.)

cinity of Lanfang station yesterday tween Pelping and Tientsin have m

on by Chinese troops of the was fired o been completely ‘disrupted.-United 38th Division of the 29th Army.

The Chinese used, machine-tuns

wounded,

Press.

Japanese were seriously and two slightly.

Reuter slates that railway trame is and trench mortars and three again entirely suspended between Tientsin-Peiping as a result of the Sino-Japanese clash at Lantang.

The Chinese garrison, Reuter says, with Japanese came into collision

when the about 1 p.m. yesterday. Japanese were travelling aboard two trains.

STORY OF CLASH

The bombing of Lantang was al- legedly in retaliation for the attack on the telegraph repair party.

The Japanese mliltary authorities here assert Unt reinforcements were despatched to Lanfang following the attack, but that the bombing of the barracks was necessary to prevent the annihilation of the Japanese forces in the area,

CHANG TZE-CHUNG'S

MEN?

Tokyo, July 20 (9.30 am.). Chinese and Japanese troops are Aghting between Peiping and Tien- tain, according to reports reaching the capital from the Army in North China,

Tlenisin, July 20. Fighting

at Lanfang. broke out

The Japanese military authorities mid-way between Pelping and Tien-

yesterday, and is state the Army's telephones were cut In the vicinity of Lantang and that the repair party which went to fix Chinese them were attacked by

command. General Tze-chung's garrison troops under General Chang Chung is Tientsin's mayor and him- self has urged peace consistently. Reuter. DEMAND WITHDRAWAL

Tientsin, July 28. The Japanese military authorities have now demanded the withdrawal

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fain, some limo silll continuing.

Tokyo, July 20 (0.20 a.m.). Despatches from Tientsin state that Japanese aeroplane squadron has bombarded the Chinese barracks Lanfang-Reuter,

TIENTSIN CONFIRMATION

Tientsin, July 20 (9.01 .m.). Japanese sources here state that Japaness planes bombed the Chinese'

STOP PRESS

WITHDRAWAL DEMANDED

Tientsin. July (1.00 p.m.)

The Japanese military authorities confirmed the deinand for the with- drawal of the Lanfang Brigade from Its ordinary garrison position follow-

log last night's outbreak of hostililles.

-United Pres3.

CLOSE GATES

OF PEIPING Telping, July 26 (1.35 p.m.). were The gates of Felping closed at 10 a.m. to-day, Indi- caling the recurrence of appre- hensiveness in North Ctilna fol- lowing the Lanfang clash and

demands. the new Japanese United Press.

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ROYAL HONEYMO ONERS IN ITALY

BEAR

LOREDAN

Smiling happily, the Duchess of Windsor waves from a motor launch, on the Grand Canal in Venice. Italy, during a stop-over while she and the Duke were on their way to their honeymoon castle. Married in Monts, France, their destination was Wasserlconburg, in Austria. The newly-weds used the motorboat instead of the traditional gondolas.

Big Italian Battleship

Is Launched

Trieste. July 25. Italy's first 35,000-ton batile- ship, the Vittorio Venete, was launched in the presence of King Vietor Emmanuel and the Queen of Italy to-day.

A crowd of 45,000 attended the ceremony, which was performed by the wife of a dockyard worker, on the suggestion of Signor Mussolini, the Dletator-Reuter..

Bilbao Ships Won't Serve Loyalists

Owners Prefer To Tie Them Up In British Ports

London, July 25,

FURIOUS

FIGHT

CONTINUES FOR KEY TO MADRID

Brunete Lost and Taken

By Loyalists; Severe Toll in Air Raid

Madrid, July 25. Having admitted the capture of Brunete by Insurgents a few hours previously, the Loyalist Government now asserts that its troops once again control the town, a key-point in Madrid's western defence system.

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COLONY TRADE INCREASE

Gratifying Figures For Half Year Upward Trend Continues

Gratifying increases in the trade of the Colony are disclosed in the returns for the first half of this year, issued by the Statis- tical Oflice of the Imports and Exports Department.

It is shown that the combined values of Imports and exports of merchandise during the first half year of 1937 totalled $505.3 millions £31.2 milllens) as compared with $375.0 millions (£24.2 millions) in the first half year of 1936, and $333.0 millions (£34.3 millions) in the Ørst half year of 1935,

In terms of sterling, the total visible trade of the Colony increased

by 34.5 per cent in the first holt your of 1937 as compared with the Brst half year of 1930, and by 51.3 per cent, as compared with the first half year of 1935.

In terms of sterling, the total visible trade of the Colony Increased by 28.9 per cent. In the first half year of 1937 as compared with the first half year of 1936, and decreased by 9.0 per cent. as compared with the half year of 1035.

(Note! Average rate of exchange during the first half of 1937 was H.K.$1.00-15. .2.13/16.; 10301s. 3.1/2d.; 1935-2s. 0.3/4d.).

DETAILED FIGURES

Imports of merchandise amounted to $200,4'muillons (£17.7 millions) in the first half year of 1937 as com- pared with $222,3 millions (£13.7 the first half year of millions) in

1030, and $191.2 millions (£39,7 mil- Alons) in the first half year of 1933; whilst exports amounted to $218.9 millions (£13.5 millons) $163.5 mll- lions (10.5 millions) and $142.7 millions (£14.6 millions), respective- ly.

In terms of Hongkong currency, Imports of merchandise increased by 34.9 per cent. us compared with he

first half year of 1930, and 40.8 per year of 1935: whilst exports increased by 33.0 per cent. as compared with, the first half year of 1936, and 53.4. year of 1835.

cent, as compared with the first half

per cent, compared with the first half

In terms of sterling values, im- ports of merchandise Increased by 28.2 per cent, as compared with the first half year of 1930, and declined

the first half year of 1935: exports increased by 28.6 per cent, as com- pared with the first half year of 1936, and declined by 7.5 per cent. as com pared with the first half year of 1035,

Stripped to the waist, Loyalist troops fought in a temperature of 100 degrees in the shade, and eventually by 10.2 per cent. as compared with succeeded in driving the Insurgents from the town so The question whether the bulk of lately occupied.-Reuter. the Spanish merchant Navy is in support of the old Government or of General Francisco Franco's Insur- gent Junia has been raised as

result of a dispute following the arrest of seven Spanish ships in South Wales and a number at other

British ports,

The arrest came after the alleged refusal of owners to comply with the orders of the Spanish Govern- inent, which sought to commandeer the ships.

Earlier messages, through Reuter, stated that a Spanish Government communique had admitted the loss of Brunete, but on the heels of this report from St. Jean de Luz, came the second--Brunete was again in The fighting in this area is Government hands.

intensive and losses on both sides have been enormous.

Terrible Losses

Most of these Spanish merchant-

Hendaye, July 20. men are registered at Bilbao and An Insurgent despatch from Sala- while that port was controlled by the manca states that the Loyalista' sul- Basque Government no dificulties cidal effort to hold Brunete has lost were encountered. But alnce it has them 30,000 men, 89 aeroplanes and fallen into the hands of General

135 tanks-United Prets. Franco's troops, the ship-owners ap- per to resent the attempted dicta- by the old Government, which no longer controls their part of

No less than 65 persons were At the instigation of the owners, killed and 150 injured in an insur-

registry.

Awards For Gallantry

Air Raid Over Barcelona Three Men Of Argylls

ing the ships which now will not beam. to-day.

Barcelona, July 25.

Decorated

Two N.C.O.'s and a private of the writs were served on those controll- gent air raid over this city at 3.35

2nd. Battalion of the Argyll and allowed to leave port without an Five Insurgent war planes swoop Sutherland Highlanders, stationed in order from the Admiralty Courted out of the night, rode law over

Hongkong In 1931, have been the city's central sections in brillian!] Reuter.

moonlight, and dropped a score of decorated with the Milltary Medal for bombs.

conspicuous gallantry during the Anti-aircraft batteries and operations now taking place against machine-guns red heavily on the hostile tribes on the North-West ralders but without any apparent Frontier of India. The recipients success.--Reuter,

SEEDS OF TIENTSIN TROUBLES

Tientsin, July 26, alen of the Chinese Peace Preservation Corps here literally kicked twenty Japanese soldiers away from the entrance of the Corps' inner courtyard to-day.

The Japanese were demanding entrance to the courtyard of the police bureau on the grounds that they wanted shade and cold drinks-United Press.

GLONE-TROTTER DIES

Honolulu, July 25. Mr. Júllus Brittlebank, 79, famous globe-trotter who for the past eigh- teen years has travelled around the world once annually by various routes, died here to-day-on his way home.-United Press,

pret

Death Roll Mounts

Lance-Corporal P. Anderson, who, Barcelona, July 26. Rlthough wounded, "did he utmost The Insurgent bombardment of to bring back mother wounded man" Barcelona during the night killed 70 when the enemy attacked a camp and wounded 180, according to a late picket. He was again wounded in estimate. Many houses and buildings were destroyed or damaged.United the attempt, and showed outstanding

gallantry under heavy fire.

Press.

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Red Steamer

Seized By

Rebel Ships.

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Gibraltar, July 28. Insurgent armed trawlers stopped Hovlet steamer, the Varlas mancsov, in the Straite of Gibraltar to-day and escorted her to Centa-Reuter,

Lance Corporel C. Maxwell, wha took command when his section com. mander was severely wounded, and by his cool leadership held on to the position for a sumclent period to enable him to get the wounded into safely and to withdraw the remainder of the section..

Private P. Gallaghan, who, while in charge of a team of stretcher-bearers, "neted with conspicuous courage and set a fine example of devotion to duty in bringing in casualties," especially in carrying to cover a British soldier who lay in a position under heavy shell-fire.

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Imports of treasure totalled $5.7

millions as compared with $18.8 mil- and $24.7 millions in the first half year of 1935; and exports amounted to $18.3 millions us compared with $108.6 millions und $37.0 millions respectively,

Hons in the first half year of 1930,

JUNE FIGURES

During the month of June, 1937 Imports of merchandise amounted to a total of $50.1 millions (£3.1 mil- Hons) as compared with $37.1 mil- Ilons (£2.4 millions) in June, 1936; a dollar increase of 35 per cent. and (Continued on Page 5.)

SPY SCARE IN FRANCE Young Aviator In Custody; Ring Suspected

Paris, July 20. Jean Sellier, amateur alrman, was arrested to-day at Pallly and charged. Germany. with divulging military secreta to

Counter-espionage agents are ques tioning him, due, to the fact that a search of his home disclosed a list of names of German aviators which Selller claimed were his friends. They also found correspondence with the German Consul at Brussels, aerial photographs, maps of the Ita- lion and Swiss frontiers, marking aerodromes; and

a photographic apparatus made in Germany.

home Finally, at Sellier's rifies, pistols and other merchandise apparently smuggled from Germany

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side-line. It is believed investigations may uncover espionage centres at Melz and other eastern cities of France. Le Soir bluntly charges on espion- age ring of 100 agents is working to give away French fortification plans the movements of troops and ships: at all times.—United Press; TRAN

were