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The

FIRST EDITION

Hongkong Telegraph.

FOUNDED 1881

"No. 1533

KIANGYIN

KAD VER+RWF FRIDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1937.

FORTS

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STILL

CHINESE FIGHT Viscount Gort Heads

WITH BACKS TO YANGTSE RIVER

WOOSUNG'S DEFENDER

AGAIN WINNING FAME

Shanghai, Dec. 2 (10 a.m.) Very fierce fighting is raging for Kiangyin forts, which are still holding out, according to Chinese army despatches. With three sides assaulted by the Japanese, the Chinese are fighting with their backs to the Yangtee "River.

Chinese artillery continues, to reply vigorously to the Japanese bombardment, reinforced by the warships in the Yangtse.

General Oong Chao-yuan, former officer of the now. 'disbanded 19th Route Army, who won fame for his defence of the Woosung forts in 1932 during the Sino-Japanese Thostilities, is reported to be in command of the Chinese troops still entrenched at Kiangyin.

The strength of General Oong's | command is unknown, and it must have suffered heavy casualties. But he refuses to yield.Reuter.

Chinese Ships Seized

Shanghai, Dec. 3. Crowds along the Bund yesterday Witnessed another day of systematic LearchinTM by Japanese troops

for Chinese launches and junks, which were carried off as prizes from among 'the packed maks of small vessels moored along the pontoons and jetties,

Four motor sampons and a small stcam launch full of armed Japanese soldiers carried out the search, care- Zully inspecting launches and junles which were not flying foreign flags.

The day's seizures totalled between twelve and fifteen vessels.--Reuter,

DEATH OF FRENCH ESSAYIST

Director Of "Revue

Des Deux Mondes"

Paris, Dec. 2.

The death is announced of M. Doumic. brilliant French

Recognition Of Manchukuo Is

Unlikely

Berlin, Dec. £. Competent quarters discount the rumours that Germany. Is likely to recognise Manchukuo.

It is pointed out that Italy's position in the Far East is different from Germany's. Re- cognition of Manchukuo at the

would present Juncture

most İlkely badly affect Sino-German relations-Reutor.

BRITAIN

SEEKING MACAO AIR BASE

Japanese Press Allegation

Tokyo, Dec. 3. Portugal for the catablishment of Britain is negotiating with naval and air bases at Macup, according to the Kolumin Shim- the basis of bun, which, on information reaching Tokyo, re-

porta that Britain is shortly sending militarý, naval and air; missions to Portugal for the purpose of joint action event of war.

In the

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that The Kokuni Shimbun says Macno is one of the most strategic points of Portuguese territory, for which reason Britain is now negotla- ting with Portugal for the establish- ment of British naval and air bases.

-Reuter,

It was learned in Hongkong this morning that the Japanese Consul-1 General here, Mr. Kosaku Midzusawa, left for Macao last night.

No Word Of Peace Move Heard Here

Japan's Consulate Denies Overture-

Made To China

The Japanese Consulate-) General in Hongkong has

no

STOP PRESS word at the moment of any peace

vinayist, and one of the leading UNEASINESS RETURNS

gures in French literary circles. leuter.

WTM. Doumie was permanent secretary

of the Academie Francais and was

TO S'HAI

Shanghai, Dec. 3. With the day fraught with danger Director of the well known publica- ahead, Shanghai awakened in a tion Revue Des Deux-Mondes to which he contributed articles regularly. He spirit of uneasiness reminiscent of was Agrege des lettres and Professeur the worst days around the Settlement de l'Univerzite. He was also a founder of the Societe des Confer-

borders.

The plans of both the French

Con- cession and International Settlement

plan being advanced by Ger- many's representatives to China, or anyone else, it was learned to-day,

Simultaneously, the Consulate- General denied the report published in Hongkong recently that Mr. Shigeru Kawagoe, the Japanese Ambassador to China, had sent a telegram to the Chinese Foreign · Minister, Dr. China would discuss peace terms. Wang Ching-hui, asking him if]

This oficial denial has bean received from Tokyo, the Consulate- General explains.

Meanwhile, it was learned in

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BRITAIN PROUD OF AIR ARM✅

British Royal Air Force officers visited Germany in January and, recently, Nazi officials made a reciprocal visit to England. Above, at right, is General Milch, German State Secretary for Air, as he inspected a British bombing plane at Mildenhall. Air Chief Marshal Ludlow Hewitt of the British Air Force makes interesting explanations.

FOUR

Younger Men Appointed To Army Council

THREE VETERANS · RESIGN

FROM HIGHEST POSTS

London, Dec. 2.

Revolutionary changes in the constitution of the Army Council designed to keep pace with modern warfare • development are announced by the War Office. The changes involve the resignation of three of the four mili- tary members of the Council, and their replacement by younger men.

Viscount Gort succeeds Field Marshal Sir Cyril John Deverell as

Chief of the Imperial General Staff and the post of Deputy Chief of the Imperial General Staff is to be revived and given to Sir Ronald Adam..

The resigning members of the Army Council include Sir John Deverell, General Sir Harry Knox, and Lieut- General Sir Hugh James Elles. They will be succeeded. by Viscount, Gort, who becomes the new Chief of the Imperial General Staff and Major-General Clive G. Lid- dell, who becomes Adjutant-General.

Macao Marks

JAPANESE Independence

PLANES

DOWN,

THREE CHINESE

FEW BRITONS REMAIN IN NANKING NOW; BOMBING CONTINUES · Nanking, Dec. 3.

.

Five Japanese planes bombed the vicinity of the ences. As a prolific writer the late police to prevent or to nip in the bud Hongkong last night that the Ger- military aerodrome yesterday. M. Doumic contributed to a number incidents during the big Japanese man Ambassador, Dr. Trautmann, of high class French magazines and parade are completed, and all avail-flow to Nanking from Hankow on A Chinese spokesman said that Chinese pursuit

ble police in both areas will be on Wednesday to act as mediator, carry- duty along the route of march. ing concrete truce conditions pre-planes had brought down four Japanese planes this

Although the Japanese are not sented by Japan.

periodicals.

"Dry" Vote Over-Ruled

By Commons

Bars Likely For Glasgow Exhibition

London, Dec. 2.

In the French Concession,

I the rench authorities have exercised However, it was stated that night:

| vigilance because the route includes that Marshal Chiang Kai-shek is

a two-miles stretch along the Settle- resisting ajl peace proposals.

ent aide of Avenue Edward VII. ment

To-day's parade, which includes (For details and earlier reports of

the peace effort see Page 8. infantry, cavalry and artillery, will be escorted by Japanese planes. The Japanese will be treated by the Shanghai Municipal Counell in the other same manner as British and

foreign troops "when the woich

through the Settlement.

British police sergeants and pictures- que turbanned Sikh troopers with

The House of Commons debated a pennanted lances will lead the parade.

Bealdes the uniformed pollee, scores

But to-day to permit the sale of of plain-clothes men will mingle with alcoholic drinks at the Empire Exhible the crowd at points where trouble is ton: at Glasgow next year.

The question arises owing to the liable to occur.-Reuter.

exhibition being held in a district

where liquor can only be sold at meal time.

Mr. T. Johnston (Lab.), opposing the Bill, declared that many exhibi- tions had been a financial Success without having public house bara

Bir Archibald Sinclair, leader of the Liberal Party, said the Scottish electrors should not be deprived of their right to keep to old laws.

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Sir John Gilmore, representing the conniltumpey in which the exhihition 1992 to be held, said he believed that no al rights of the individual would be Infringed. He believed that after the exhibition the district would become

econd reading of the Bill was Row 159 votes to 90-Reuter

(Further Stop Press News on Page 12.)

Adventurers Battle Ice In Arctic

Russians Report Now. Hazard

afternoon.

He also stated that twelve Chinese planes had been engaged in bombing the Shanghai area. Four had bombed Kiangyin and of these, three had not returned. Seventeen of the 20 Britons remaining in Nanking have now either evacuated to the British gunboat or the hulk which is nearby.

The city of Nanking is left practically without any policemen, due to the fact that most of them have fled.

MISSIONARIES STAYING

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Fifteen American missionaries and medical workers have informed the American Embassy that they are remaining in Nanking to carry on their work. Twenty-five others are

to evacuate to expected

U.9.9, Panay when advised to do so.

Landon, Dec. 2. The Dally Express has received a

· NEUTRAL ZONE camp report that the Soviet polar leader Ivan Papanin, in a radio mes

Petrozavoda,

The United Prese le informed that sage to.

"We states: are now more than 600 miles from the the Japanese, in replying to the pole and had, to battle with many request for the stablishment of add difficulties in approaching the shores respect for a neutral aone in Nanking. of Greenland. We must be ready at stated they would respect mich a zone any moment to meet another problem as far as circumstances would per-

how to carry on amid the crushing | mit.

foe."

As a result of the reply the com-

zhere are four men in the party" mitten in charitat/tranging, the United PrzS,

Fear Wolfram Supply May Be. Cut Off

London, Dipo, #. Nervous lost Јаралеве орега tions in South China Interfere with futurë supolies of welfrais, once the axlating Hong-

Anniversary

Bright Ceremony As New Defence Unit Gets Colours

(Special to Telegraph")

Macao, Dec. 2. Commemorating Portugal's freedom from foreign domination, following the unfortunate political union with Spain from the year 1581, December 41, the anniversary of the regaining of Portuguese Independence. In 1640, was marked in Macao with a display of patriotic fervour towards the Mother Country,

Engineer Vice-Admiral Sir Harold Director- Arthur Brow, who, as General of Munitions Production is already a member of the Army Coun cil, will retain his title and take over the dutics of Master-General of Ordnance from Lieut-General Sir Hugh Elles. He will be assisted by Lieut-General M. G. Taylor, who will have the title of Deputy Master- General of Ordnance. The posts of Director-General of Munitions Master-General of Ordnance merged.

and are

Major-Generat Archibald Wavell will be General Offeer Commanding the Southern Command in succession to General Sir John Burnett-Stuart who is due to vacate the appointment next April. Major-General R. H. Haining will be General Officer Com-. manding in Palestine and Trans Jerdon in succession to, Major-Gen- eral Waivell.

Average Age Reduced

The changes will bring down the average age of the military members of the Army Council from $3 to $2.

It is noteworthy that Viscount Gort The day was observed as a holiday is one of the few Guardmen to be

come Chief of the Imperial Général und 2,000 persons, representing every

Staff. section of the community, gathered to witness the full-dress. parade of The announcement follows the visit were, assembled. nava), militory and police units which Mr. Leslie Hore-Belisha. (War Minia

ter) paid to the King earlier this Participating in the parade were week. almost 1,800 troops, consisting of one Announcing the changes, the War company of naval omcers and men Office stated that it was the intention from the warship Bartholomew Dias in future to bring General Officers and the sloop Goncalo Velho, one holding principal commands at Home artillery

one infantry fold closer association with the cen company,

It

company, the company of the recent tral direction of the Army polly. y-formed volunteers, five companies is expected the changes will be com of Mozambique African troops and a pleted by the New Year. The retire company of the municipal police mente of Field Marshal Sir John Ons of the seaplanes of the Deverell and General Sir Harry Koox are regarded as a graceful gesture on Bartholomew Dias new overhead.

the part of them two oficers who are ready to make room for younger men.

The parado commenced at 11 a.m. when the various units entered the grounds and occupied their respective of command positions under the Lieut. Colonel Joel Vieira. At Question of Adaptability 11.40 am. H. E the Governor Macao, Dr. A.

Barbosa, Tamagnini

The Army - changes follow a very arrived and a a, Ratute of. 19 guns was close investigation of whether the Ared. The troops presented arms, existing machinery was really adapt= the Governor, accompanist, Lieut. R. Armament and defensive more

by Majorable from the vast scheme of re- L. P. Leio, Chief of

and Lleut. P. da How Abreu,

being undertaken. It is pointed Costa, roviewed the forces. At noon out that this was largely a question the national flag was hoisted at the of psychology, and confidence: was the expressed that by placing younger Mast of...., Honour, adjacent ? to Governor's pavillon and a salve of 21 generation in charge, Mr. Hore gün was fired. The band then Bellshe would have an instrument for Imparting - a) fresh - How " of "Ideas played the National Anthem,

throughouke the land: fogcos, /-It was - stated that preconceived. Kisasana

the

and, after returning the miute, H. Eed to carry out the policies insepar-

COLOURS FOR VOLUNTEERS

presented the colours to the newly re-organferos Barmy od

affairs of the

At 12.10 p.m. E. the Gavensored labe" would find no place in 154 formed Volunteer Corps the pointed out that was received at Behalf of the boute Friedl addreifid the troens Ham, the Governor 1st the grusuvda to receive the statute at the March Part from

supointment the new into new relations with the modern developments of Warfare anns anstre the resiliados required is niet proda (Continued on Page 11.)