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六拜雄 號八十月二十英浩香 SATURDAY, · DECEMBER 18, 1937. BATAINGLE CORY 10 CENTS Whiteaway, Laidlaw & Co. Ltd.

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FEVERED WAR ACTIVITY IN NINE PROVINCES

Impossible To Tell Dr. Koo Warns Powers Against Japan

Where Japan's Army Will Land Next Blow

Terrible Tale Of Fall

Of Chinese Capital

REFUGEES ABREADY

EVACUATING

KWANGTUNG; SOME GOING

ABROAD

Shanghai, Dec. 18.

A deadly military chess game is being played by the Chinese and Japanese armies as the opposing forces manoeuvre their war machines for impending big battles. As the pace of the real-life war game quickens, foreign and Chinese observers are finding the strategy of the rival forces a matter for great speculation. both sides rush men, ammunition and supplies to the war zones,

While

MADE DANGEROUS TRIP

Mr. A. W. Martin of Hong kong recently drove from Shang- hai to Nanking and back and in the story below relates the ad- ventures of the trip. Twice he lay flat in paddy fields to escape Japanese airmen:>

observers are finding difficulty in naming the definite points where H. K. MAN TELLS

the Japanese army will strike.

There are nine provinces where feverish manoeuvring is taking place: Kiangsi, Kiangsu, Chekiang, Shantung, Hunan, Hupeh, Anhwei, Fukien and Kwangtung.

Meanwhile driving northward along two routes, Japanese army units, according to Chinese reports, seem to be making a bold bid for Hsuchow in northern Kiangsu, which is located on the Tientsin-Pukow railway close to the Shantung border. This ambitious move is said to be developing slowly, enabling the Japanese to march into Shantung from the south and to aid in completing the link which the Japanese military leaders claim will stretch in an unbroken line from Pelping to Shanghai. -Reuter.

Tells Of Battle For Nanking.

Shanghul, Dec. 18.

An awe-impiring spectacle of terri- ble futility was seen from the roof of the Italian Embassy on the after- 11000 of December 12 when the Chinese defence at Nanking collapsed, says Mr. L. S. Smith, Reuter's special correspondent, who returned to Shonghal aboard H.M.S. Ladybird. yesterday after covering the siege of Nanking from beginning to end,

JAPANESE

ADMIT REVERSES

Forced To Retire In Shansi Thousands Of

Mr. Smith: revealed that the Purpic Men Withdrawn

Mountain, n well-known landmark north of the city, was blozing as bursting shells set fire to trees on its summit. To the south three great

Peiping. Dec. 18. Close observers of the Sino-

CHINESE HUNTING SAFETY

Stowaways Crowd H.K. Ships' Holds

Fearing that Japanese opera- tions will spread to South China, hundreds of Chinese refugees are evacuating aiready.

OF DANGEROUS NANKING DRIVE

Japanese Planes Drop Out Of Clouds Upon Nervous Motorists

Mr. A. W. Martin, Gestetner's manager hore, was recently obliged to make the risky journey to Nanking from Shanghai by motor car in order to remove valuable stock belonging to his company from the path of the war in China's capital. He was in Nanking just before the siege commenced.

Eight New Flying Boats For Empire

Yesterday, just back in Hongkong, he told his story to a Of 1,000 passengers brought Hongkong Telegraph representative. to Hongkong from Canton by the

"We ran the gauntlet through the river ferry Fatshan yesterday. Sino-Japanese war areas," he said. Lover 200 are said to have booked "We had a lot of stock up there and get it out. passages for other countries. it was necessary for me Approximately 400 of the Fat. We started out at night, my driver 1, but were stopped at the gates and 1. shan passengers were refugees

and toid the French Concession from Hankow,

the journey was 'much too dangerous' the Immigration laws in the Philip-and that there was shooting on

but pines, Straits Settlements and clse-roud. This, of course, was true, where in the Far East are preventing actually they wanted the highway the exodus from Hongkong becoming clear for Dr. H. H. Kung, the Finance general.

Minister, who was going through thut Knowing the horrors of unemploy-night, lires sent lowering columns of sinoke Japanese conflict believe that ment, famine and aerial bombard.

"We argued about it until 3 a.m. to the sky, while Nanking vibrated with the impact of shells crashing on Hankow need not fear immediate from which may refugees and then I wandered about untli &

пов believe Hongkong is safe.

a.m., and finally got through. For the the Peiping hundreds of Chinese are stowing away first 30 miles we travelled in total the waterworks hill west of the elty (attack through where Chinese batteries vigorously Hankow railway, as the Japanese at this port in an effort to reach replied. Two Japanese balloons have

noi

advanced beyond centres more remote from the scene darkness and at dawn were crossing directed the Japanese fire.

of conillet. | Changteh in north Honan, where

Last month more than 100 Chinese A sudden change in the situation they have been at a standstill stownways were discovered by Singa-The most ghastly road you could accurred at 4.30 p.m. when panic was

several weeks, while in pore Immigration officers. observed among the Chinese civilians for who were seen diving into dugouts Shansi a withdrawal is admitted. Throwing open the hatches of one played have with my tyres which

Hongkong and crying out "The Jepanese are in The Japanese troops there at ship which arrived in Singapore from seemed all right when we started but the city". Chinese troops were then

Immigration were really perished. Nevertheless seen pouring northwards towards the present are on the defensive 30 offices, carrying torches, searched the we innde good progress all morning. hardly stopping to eat. We had the waterfront. Some were well dis-miles south of Taiyuanfu, and a holds and found a a batch of 80 stow- ciplined, other were throwing their Japanese spokesman admitted aways. They were all nearly over hood down to watch the sky for rald- arms away, but all were hurrying that the forces were insufficient come by the rigours of the journey,ing Japanese airmen which had been past the American Embnery and to take the southern half of the Ash. cheese, fruit and vegetables,

Almost an entire division streamed

recently,

a

deep down among

of dried cargo of Legitimate entry into Singapore has Attacks on the railways to points been rendered more dimcult by a recent announcement that the Chinese

reached a point not far beyond when province. scattered shots were heard. Then the

#

Harry.

first 100 miles were terrible. imagine, ail covered with flints that

constantly machine-gunning automo- biles on the highway.

Planes Roar Down "Sure enough. they tame at us

troops came back reluctantly, the within 20 miles of Pelping are fre- monthly immigtailon quota is to be out of the clouds and roared down beller-trained men of the 08th Divi- quent, but it is believed impossible;uced from 0,000 to 3,000 from i almost before we could realise they

sion having forced their relum.

Retreat Resumed

ainte

the

London, Dec. 17. Imperial Always lias ordered eight big, four-engined, all-metal flying boats from aeroplane Rochester, al manufacturers Kent. They will be the same

the type and site as

famous Empire flying boats, but there will be differences in detail as a result of experience gained.

The new machines are ordered to cope with the ever-growing traffle on the Empire routes.-- Router.

British Crew

Strikes

Liner Sails Without Passongors

MAY CARRY WAR

TO NEW FIELDS Hopes U.S. Will Join

Britain and France To Safeguard Peace

Paris, Dec. 17.

Dr. Wellington Koo, principal Chinese delegate to the League of Nations, addressing the Academy of Diplo- macy to-day asked: "Will Europe and America always refrain from acting?" when he historically reviewed the Japanese advances since 1931.

He said that to all appearances the Powers had become silent spectators of a drama which may not only affect China, but vitally modify the future world.

"If Japan ever controls China's tremendous man- power and natural wealth, she will not hesitate to carry arms to other countries," exclaimed Dr. Koo.

PLAN TO PROTECT INTERESTS

Admiral Suggests Tri-Party Scheme

London, Dec. 17.

The creation of a joint advisory couneli on Far Eastern affairs in which Britain, the United States and France would be equally represented, is advocated by Vice-Admiral C. V. Usborne in an article in the periodical Great Britain And The East.

Vice-Admiral Usborne declares that Anglo-American co-operation fulled in 1931 and 1932 owing to each fear- ing being involved in a struggle from which the other had withdrawn. Therefore a new method of co-opera- tion should be introduced. A tri- partite council should study to defend the joint interests of all the three Powers, and the representatives on this council should be Instructed to consider these joint interests and only recommend such action as was neces→ sary to safeguard them.

"Who can doubt that the insistence de- of rights by the three great mocracies, supported by combined armed forces, would meet with a speedy agreement? Such a combina- tion would not go further than the maintenance of existing rights to solve the problem of the moment," concludes the article.-Reuter,

Inspecting Navy Bases

Lord Of Admiralty Making Tour

was

The Sino-Japanese conflict really a test of the solidarity of the of forces for peace against those aggression. He hoped that Franco- British co-operation would develop

collective a world-wide

peaco through the necession of a great democracy across the Atlantic- Reuter.

Boycott Pressed

London, Dec. 17. Society women, novelists, students and clergymen took part in an anti- Japanese poster parade in crowded Oxford Street this afternoon. |--The-demonstrators-paraded with sandwich boards bearing the slogans "Buy No Japanese Goods And Help To Stop Japan's Aggression". Thou- sunds of slips bearing the words "Don't Buy Japanese Goods" were distributed to Christmas shoppers- Reuter.

Press For Damages

Londen, Dee. 17. At a meeting in London of the China Liaison Committee of the Federation of British Industries, In- cluding representatives of the China (Continued on Pape 11.)

STOP PRESS

TRIBUTE TO

ROYAL NAVY

A high tribute to the courage of officers and men of the Royal Navy involved In the

recent Yongtse bombing incidents has been paid by Admiral Harry Yarnell, Commander- In-Chief

of

the U.S. Ainue Fleet.. A signal addressed to Admiral Sir Charles Little, the British Comman- der-in-Chief, was personally deliver- ed to the Sealor Naval OMeer in Shanghal and received in Hongkong to-day

deep The message expresses "the

of

the appreciation myself ond personnel under my command for the prompt and courageous assistance rendered to the personnel of the U.S.S. Panay."

London, Dec. 17. Colonel J.J. Llewellin, Civil Lord of the Admiralty, will shortly inspect naval establishments in the East. I combined with a visit to Australia as It continues: "The British naval. the principal delegate of the Empire officers with unselfish disregard for Parliamentary Association at the their own safety proceeded im- 150th anniversary celebrations of mediately to the scene of the bombing New South Wales,

on

Colonel Llewellin will soll from Toulon by the steamer Oronsay on December 24 and will call at Aden on January 2, and at Colombo January 0, where he will inspect navni establishments. He arrives in Fremantle on January 18 and in Sydney on January 28, He is dus. to leave Sydney on February 4, arrive

that the Japanese will drive even as far as the Yellow River on the January 1. The Straits. Government were actually heading for us. We

New York, Dec. 17. Feiping-Hankow line without leaving has been forced to make this reduc-had been watching so carefully, and Soon the retreat was resumed with the right flank seriously exposed,

The liner Queen of Bermuda sailed Lon the support of other divisions of in miles of railway south of Changtch.

The Chinese have destroyed 20 then through the marked falling off in were arguing as to whether we had

number of Chinese returning to taken the right turning, and had slow from New York to-day without her

skelete the roadside. 500 passengers and with ferior provincial troops. The Chung-

China

beginning of ed to ask a coolic on ran into | crow, owing to a walk-out by 330 in Singapore on February 8, where ahan Road, u main artery leading to and the fact that 75,000 Japanese hostilities.

He pointed to the sky, the waterfront, was a solid mais of troops have been withdrawn

from

Formerly, quota ships brought more a paddyfeld. We realised the danger, members of the crew, who protested he will inspect the dockyard retreating troops and pack animals | North China during the past two than 1,300 Chinese a week back to looked up and there they were two against the recent dismissal of. 72 of naval establishments, arul will return their comrades, and the refusal of to England by air on February 10, with guns, many men shedding equip-months is taken to indicate that no Hongkong and China, but since the Japanese machines diving on us ment of grenades, rifles, ammunition big southern drive is Bi

present war they are only bringing a few did not even stop the engine, the employers to recognise the men's calling at Rangoon, Calcutta, Delhi

Union--Reuter,

and Alexandria.—Reuter, (Continued on Page 11.)

hundred.

(Continued on Page 11;)

envisaged-Reuter,

and

and in the face of threatened force and armed opposition, rendered all possible ald unul all Americans were out of danger.

"The action of Réar Admiral Holt and Captain O'Donnell and officers and men of HMS. Bee, the fine co- operation of Vice-Admiral Crabbe and Captain Durides and the wei- come assistance of Lieut-Commander Barlow and officers and men of IIMS. Ladybird, exemplify those high standards which are the proud tradition of the Bgual. Navy

Further Stop, Press News on

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