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Hongkong Telegraph.

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No. 15453

·拜禮 號三月正英港香 MONDAY, JANUARY 3, 1938. 日二初月二十

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DUNLOP

TYRES

make every road

a SAFER road

SINO-JAPANESE PEACE TALKS CONTINUE

TERMS MUST BE Japanese Operate Close To Colony, Waters

MODIFIED, SAY CHINA LEADERS

German Ambassador Acts as Intermediary In Delicate Discussions

Hankow, Jan. 3.

It is learned here that peace conversations are con- tinuing between Marshal Chiang Kai-shek and the German Ambassador, Dr. Oscar Trautmann, who is acting as an intermediary.

FEARFUL TERUEL CARNAGE

Franco's Troops Reported To Be Inside City

Hendaye, Jan. 2.

The devastated Teruci "No Man's Long" is claimed by both Insurgents and Loyausts, while more than 200,- 200 lought, seeking to occupy the dominaing heights nearby. It is reported that thousands perished in the sub-zero cold and raging snow and seet brizzard. Wounded were buried in the snowdrifts and died Unattended.

General Franco's troops are said 10 bave recaptured Teruti. How-

ever, tighting is ruging outside of the

Notwithstanding this fact, Marshal Chiang is known to have just rejected Japan's latest terms, which claimed, while the Loyalists say they

a permanent military and economic footing for the Japanese in China.

Official Chinese quarters are taken aback by the

"slowly wiping out resistance

within Teruel, and the situation nas changed little since the town was captured,"

However, it is admitted that In- surgent reserves succeeded in driv-

publication of the terms, as it was intended to keep the g a wedge from Coneudt to a posi- talks a strict secret in order not to prejudice the chances of their ultimate success. But now the terms have leaked

out, official Chinese quarters contend Japan must con- siderably modify them if she Reuter.

on

Hankow despatches, which reached Hongkong by way of Moscow Fridny, revealed Japan's six-point peace offer to China. It was:

1. China's ndherence to a pact against communism which is directed

against Japan and Manchukuo;

.giving

2. Economie agreement, Japan participation in the national resources, customs, foreign trade, aviation and other transport and communication of China;

3.-Permanent-Japanese--gurrisons-

in China;

4. Demilitarised zones in regions

specified by Japan;

5. An independent Inner Mongo-

·lian Government;

6. Chinese payment of war in- demnities

STOP PRESS

FORMOSANS

REPORT BEING BEATEN

sincerely wants peace.-

Olympic Star Joins China Air Fighters

Shanghai, Jan. 3. -Paul-Fu-China's foremost pole vaulter, is reported to have left Hankow for Nangchow re- cently to join the Chinese Alr Force.

Fu, whose mother is Russian, represented China in the Far East Olymples In Manila in 1934 and the World Olymples at Ber- lin in 1936.-Reuter,

Well-Known Resident Passes Away

Sister Anita D'Almada E Castro Loaves Many Friends

One of the oldest residents in the Colony and a member of a prominent local Portuguese family, Sister Anita D'Almada e Castro passed away at the Italian Convent this morning, aged

Two Formosans, Wong und Lam, obtained on New Year's Eve a lorry to cart a printing press imported from Japan from the Kowloon Godowns 10 Hongkong. The lorry driver final- 89 years. ly consented to load but later re- fused to cross the harbour.

the late Sister Anita was the younger Afer waiting for about eight hours of two daughters of the Inte Mr.

ing.

This report was made to the Japanese Consulate to-day.

CHINESE AIR RAID ON NANKING

Burn in Hongkong on April 10, 148,

3 the Hongkong Government

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tion between Teruel and Muelù de Teruel, which would permit of assault across flat territory, enabling the use of tanks. Umed Press.

Foreign Troops Suffer Heavily

General Arandus' feld head-. quarters states that the "whole Government front 19 collapsing" after the virtual annihilation of the enemy's brigades.

Prisoners taken by the Insurgents (are revealed to include crack foreign brigades, who suffered the worst. Insurgents also found the bodies of several hundred Loyalists in trenches, some wounded frozen to death.

It is reported that General Lister's brigade has abandoned Muela de

SHELLHOLE trench FOR CHINESE

Agalt and again the Chinese have proved their stogan, "We will fight to the fast man.” Here is one of the last stands by Chiness soldiers before one of the belea guered · northern Interior cilies. Converting a shellhole into a machine-gun nesi, the Chinese keep an eye on a Japanese airplane

circling overhead.

PRISON BECOMES HOSPITAL FOR CHINESE PATIENTS

Great Influx of Refugees

Burdening H.K. Institutions

JAPANESE ASSAULTS POLICE

Ugly Ingident When Crowd Grows Threatening

Two Japanese, T. Nakashima, 30,

TWICE ATTACK COAST Full Story Of New Year's Day Raids From Sea Many Attacks

On Railways

Japanese marines, opera in motor boats and ship cut ters, less than twenty miles west of Castle Reak, have made two attempts since Saturday to effect landings in the Heung Shan District of Kwangtung.

The booming of gunßre was clearly audible, in Macau on Sunday, and a constant stream of refugees pouring Into the Portugese colony lestifies to the terror of the inhabitants of the district where Japanese opérations have been intensliled

The Heung Shon distrlot, where Japanese have made their latest at- templs to land on Kwangtung terri tory, is just across the entrance to | the Canton River, and roughly west

of Hongkong territory.

Japanese ships are said to be an chored near Lintin Island which lä two miles outside Hongkong terri torial waters. The first attempt at a landing in the Heung Shan dise

and S. Fujil, 39, both of the Osaka trict was made by the Japanese on

Shosen Koisha, were charged before New Year's Day, when fighting took

Faced with the largest and steadiest stream of Mr. R. Edwards at the Central Ma-place near Tongkawan, an important Teruel due to the ferocity of the In- refugees into the Colony as a direct result of the Sino-gistracy this morning. First defend village on the Macao-Shekki high-

Japanese war, directors of the three biggest Chinese medical institutions in the Colony have been forced to ask Government for temporary accommodation for their overflow patients.

surgent artillery Meanwhile the attacking Insurgent troops are walling on the outskirts of Teruel

for the approach of better weather before they enter the town.

United PreES.

WILL WAR ON TRADE RECESSION

Roosevelt Aims To Remove World's Wide Unrest

Congress Faces Many Problems

Washington, Jan, 2.

Government has accordingly granted them the use of Laichikok Prison, which was vacated by refugees on Christmas Day, and is now hastily being prepared for this new chapter in its varied history.

ant was charged with being a nui-way.

Shallow mud flats and constant. sance at the Queen's Pier, while the

the coast prevented the Japanese second defendant was charged with machine-gun fire from Chinese along assaulting a police constable yester from making a landing, and the in- day.

vaders ultimately reured in their boats in the direction of Lintin.

Sub-Inspector Armitt outlined the

A second rald was made on the circumstances saying that Indlan

| afternoon the same day when a constable B202, Abdul Karim, was on duty at the Queen's Pier. At larger force of Japanese approached the Heung Shan coast. After an alongside the pier, and first defed the Japanese again retired. about 4.30 p.m. a motor boat came engagement lasting twenty minutes dont was with three others. First defendant was acting unbecomingly Aerial Operations Extonisve Already structural alterations are being made but and the officer spoke to him.

Since the beginning of the New the biggest difficulty will be in finding beds. This how-came abusive, and knocked the tur- over Kwangtung have

Upon this, the first defendant be-Year, Japanese aerial operations been consi- ever, is being attended to, it is understood.

ban off the constable's head.

derably intensified, and almost con- Though it is impossible to give an

L/Cpl S. Wright, of the Militarytinuous bombardments have been accurate estimate of the increase of

Police, gave evidence stating that experienced in the districts through

which run the Kow! population In the Colony since the

near the Star Ferry Whorf he saw WD

Kowloon-Canton Rail- the Indian constable was being push-way The Japanese are apparently wat started, rough estimates place it at a quarter of a million and this figure does not seem to lessen despite the continuous repatriation of refugees which is going on.

G.C.H. IN. USE AGAIN-

The old Government Civil Hospital has also been used for the past-fort- night for putting up large numbers from of Chinese who are

arriving Congress meets at noon on Japan and elsewhere and have no- during the period of to stay

80 Killed In Tokyo Cinema Disaster

Tokyo, Jan. 3. Elghty were kUled and 60 In- jured when the snow-laden roof of the Jungal cinema at Niguta collapse late on New Year's Day during a performance by 100 people.

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The centre for tho roof, which there was Live feet of snow, fell in, plantog dosens of people beneath I-United Pres.

PACIFIC AIRMAIL

SATISFACTORY

ed about by two or three mon. The operating from land bases set up in Indian constable was trying to arrest the Ladrones and San Cho laland, the first defendant, and the others which they seized some time ago. were preventing him. Witness went Four air raid alarms were given up and gave pssistance to the con- in Canton on New Year's Day, but stable and when they were at Ice the city was not attacked. A conal-

derable House Street he left. them.

number of bombs wero L/Cpl Wright further said that cast of the city, and several attempts

dropped in the areas north-west and. after leaving the Indian constable were made to rever the loop-line and the Japanese, he stood at the corner of Ice House Street. A few connecting the Kowloon-Canton Rail- minutes later he heard

way with the Canton-Hankow Rail- n police way. whistle being

blown, and saw a crowd had gathered nicor Fedder Street. On coming to the crowd he saw the second defendant pushing ja constable.

CONSTABLE'S EVIDENCE

the lorry driver went to some place Leonardo D'Almadii

e Castro, who Monday, and an hour and a half/ where their return by boat near the seafront and a gang of joined the services of the British Inter President Franklin Roose-train to their native provinces. Some men, who declared they were the Superintendent of Trade in Chinn at velt will outline his programme have no money at all, and may have Anti-Japanese Society, rushed Wong Macao In

In 1830 and who came to

Slight Damage and Lam, beat them with sticks and Hongkong with Sir Charles Elliot in to cope with trade recession and to stay here.atches of 80 are daily despatched from the Colony back to

Twenty-seven bombers, flying in seized the press, which is still miss- 1840 when the Colony was ceded to will also outline his policy to China but others continue 10 take

close formation, Jaunched attacks on Brilain. He remained in the ward world unrést. It is ex-their places and the G.C.H. will be

both the K.Ct. and C.H., shortly after noon yesterday. Some damage until Pected that he will complete his used as a depot for these people

Police Constable T. W. Matthews in was occasioned to the KCN line at the ofees of Clifet Clerk and Clerk mensage to Congress to-day and until the position cases. of Councils.

EVEN IN CORRIDORS

giving tentimony sold that he was Shekki, and traffic was delayed for will discuss it at the White)

walking along Connaught Road Cen-some hours while repairs were being In those days there was no Assin- House on Monday morning with Government offelals stated this

tral, near Queen's pier when he effected. heard a police whinile being blown. tant Colonial Secretary, and in 1800 Mr. John N. Garner, the Vice-morning that the Tung Wah, Eastern

Bocca Tigris Fort, commanding the late Mr. D'Almuda was appointed

and Kwong Web Hospitals have been

Turning into Ice House Street, he the entrance to the Pearl River, was by the Duke of Newcastle, then Secre- President, Mr. Alben W. Bark-overcrowded some time but with

sw about two to three hundred

bombed unsuccessfully

on New Shanghai, Jan. 3. Nanking was bombed by Chinese the Colonial Secretary of Hongkong, head, congressional leaders.

thry of State for the Colonies, to be toy, and Mr. William B. Bank- the influx of pusands of additional

Chinese were surrounding an Indian Year's Day. planes to-day for the first time since but this appointment was subsequent

population, mur destitute or under-

constable and the Japanese, The the occupation of the city by the ly cancelled when it was found that

nourished, and with the extra task

constable was struggling with the It is indicative of the Importance of looking after even the healthy but

Washington, Jan. 2. first defendant, and witness went to Japanese on December 13, according he was not a British subject.

of the message that it will be trans- poor Chinese refugees thrust upon In his Mr. James A.

the While they were to a trustworthy report.

lated into six languages and re- their shoulders, the directors had to Farley Postmaster-General, shows struggling with the arst defendant AIR TRAVELLERS No details are available, but it is SERVED MANY YEARS broadcast to the entire world. It is house their argos in corridors and that the trans-Pacife air route for the second defendant jumped on the the belleved Soviet-bullt machines,

Shortly after the death of her expected that both Houses will go halls.

the Oscal year ended June 30, per Indian possibly flown by Soviet pilots, par- father, the fate Sister Aniin took the into recess soon after receiving the

constable shoulders COMING HERE of Lai-formed 90.04 per cent, of the survico struck him on the

the Chost L/Cpl took in the raid-Renter.

It is expected that the use of where message, and it is likely they will re-chikok for the minor cases will con- scheduled. The average -mail des Wright came. vell at the Italian Convent, since then she has served. Until a

siderably relieve the altuation though palched from San Francisco

tor 48 managed 30 their banca: to Among the passengers arriving la

got the the directors will have to and ad-Aights during the year was 290- Pedder Street. On their few years ago ahe was active with

way the Hongkong by the Pan-Amercian Philippine Clipper due her puplis.

ditional staff to run what amounts pounds, and the average mall arrive Brat defendant was veryylolont charitable and kindly disposi D'Almada, being a first cousin of Mr. to an extre Chinese hospital.

Wednesday Våre #Lordy, and the first ing was 419, " considerable portion the Indian constable flon, she will be well remembered Leo D'Almada e Castro, Snr. and Mr.

Menton, who are making a of which was to and from Hawell;" | defendant's thigh wild, hĩa, tigandi Basukedy Trulour for the Fadines four times The Crowd – LAL (Wan by all the people who have been to F. X. D'Almada'o Castro, Snr. One the Convent, and she was extremely of her second cousins, the Hon. Mr.

Total revenue was $720,201,100 and following them was golling hostile total exponditure $772,815,842. How- and a jaki was called to get the popular, especially among the mem Leo D'Almada e Castro, Jnr is now bers of the Portuguese and foreign a member of the Legislative Council, communities of Halgkong.

where her father formerly served."

Of an

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OHITTAL DUE THURSDAY

The Prđa Pillár, Chitral, which | ever :: book-keeping | deductions - if i to Central Police, Birtley,

due to | $69,340,471) brought "the, nel pdila! | klaslong the frit }

surplus"

$11,343 180listed not me out of the.

The late Sister Arla was a member The funeral takes place today, rad of-the-wall-khoerd flocal family of passing the Monument at 5:30 pm,

dnd.

Where