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THE

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. MONDAY, JANUARY 3, 1988.

Chinese Driving Through Chekiang Province

MANY

STRATEGIC

CITIES FALL TO ADVANCING ARMY

Ground Lost When Japanese Landed at Hangchow Retaken During Strong Offensive

Hankow, Jan. 3.

The Central Government authorities claim the recapture of the important city of Hangchow, and Fuyang, Szean and Kwangteh, all strategically notable towns, which were in the line of advance when the Japanese landed at Hangchow Buy and struck suddenly inland, completing the rout of the Chinese from Nantao and the Shanghai area.

All these cities are in Chekiang.

This news is given big headlines in the Chinese Army's official organ, the Sao Tang Pao-United Press:

Fighting Resumes

Shanghai, Jun. 3.

on the Yangtse River, namely, along; the Huainan Rallway.

Fighting is reported to be in pro-1 Hofei district which is 120 kilometres from Holsten. Hofei is situated in central Auhwel from which

With the Japanese resuming their advance after a temporary halt, fierceress in the immediate vicinity of the- fighting is raging in the region south of Poshan and cast of Weitsien In Shantung, ziccording to

good

Chinese highway reaches Hisinyang on the

TSINGTAO REFUGEES RETURNING

Volunteers Try To Curb Looting

Tsingtao, Jan. 3.

Although the military situation is virtually unchanged, with the future

Another Journalist Is Killed

Associated Press Writer Dies Of Wounds

still uncertain, Chinese refugees who Two Companions

Also Perish

CURRENCY STABILITY NECESSARY

Schacht Indicates Quickest Route.

Berlin, Jan. 2.

Means of restoring International currency stability are treated by Dri | Hjalmar 'Schacht, German Minister without Portfolio, in a newspaper jarticle, specifying the four necessary |conditions involved: dobta, raw materials, colonics and economic hostilities.

evacuated hurriedly at the beginning of the crisis, are now returning. Other than the fact that the retreat. westward has been blocked by the Japanese, the reason for the refugees'

Hendaye, Jan. 2. action is obscure,

Mr. Edward J. Noll, Azapelated Meanwhile foreign volunteers and Press correspondent in Spain, who The time for a insting organisation Chinese police are taking action to was wounded in the leg when a car jot international currency affairs will

come when the spirit of prevent further tooting of Japanese containing newspaper correspondentscnly

window fronts of died in hospital from his wounds. economically. This demands a settle Ing-up smashed inve begun board- suffered a direct hit by a shell, has Versailles is overcome politically and scores of Japanese shops which have Mr. Neil had 34 shell splinterment of the question of international beca ransacked by Chinese soldiers wounds in his thighs, while his left dobts, better raw material distribu

two Chinese leg was broken In

places

tion, which for Germany is linked up police patrol was on duty and a small Reuter.

with the necessity of the return of number of Chinese carrying blg Mr. E. R. S. Sheepshanks, Reuter's Germany's colonies, and finally the numb swords appeared to-day. They are correspondent, and Mr. Bradish termination of the general economic

the Johnson, an American Journalist, war. undertaking guard duty within

were killed by the same shell,

and civilians. In addition

city.

A few Chinese tuoters were caught last night after breaking into Japanese offices down town. Their pockets were filed with loot from premises

which they afterwards set on fire- Reuter.

Anglo-American Trade Treaty

Japanese troops are stated to have Pinghan Railway in Southern lion. One Step Nearer

occupled the island of Taikunta twelve miles south-east of Tsingan

apparently with object of making the Island a new base for operations against

Tsingtao"

Observers express the belief that the Japanese troops are trying to £150 Hofei as a stepping stone to cut the

high rallway.

Now At Kushan Meanwhile the Japanese are ald to be continuing their drive down the

The expel position which the Tientsin-lukow railway, and the Japanese have reached South: of Chinese have evacuated Chuchow. Tainan is Kushun, twenty kilometres

On the Yangtse front the Japanesefrain Tainan, are reported to be advancing on the southern bank from Wuhu in The direction

to of Tatung and Le simultaneously attacking Hofei on the northern bunk,--Reuter,

All

RIVER BOOM

CLOSED

Severe Bghting is understood to be of going on in the Wellsfers RIPO eastern Shantung.

The destructiun of various establishments in Tsingtao has been well received in public circles here as it shows the delcemination of the Tsingtan authorities to fight. A big Chinese radio station, a power plant. and water works are among those to have been destroyed by the Chinese themselves.

Shanghai, Jan. 3. foreign shipping companies have been compelled to suspend ship-sud ping services between Shanghai and Ningpo in consequence of the closure of the opening in the boom across the Yung River at Chinhal, east of

Ningpo, by the Chinese authorities.

The netion is said to be taken on a precautionary measure in view of the extension of the Sino-Japanese hostilities in Cheklang-Reuter.

Bombing Damage

in

Hankow, Jan. 2. Chinese reports here say that over 700 bombs have been dropped by Japanese planes in the Taian distelet during the past three days resulting in the killing of 200 civilians and the .destruction of numerous houses and

puildings, including scenic spots the famous Taishan mountaina.

The old pine trees, which had been living since the Tung dynasty in thei

of the Western

Queen

Japanese military authorities say that they are busy organising a new regime In Taluan.

Vernacular papers here all publish-

prominent headlines--United Press.

Tainan Captured

Hankow, Jan, 2.

1

Washington, Jan, 2. The State Department has be- gun preparation for public notice of Its Intention to negotlate trade agreement with Britain.

The toffee may be issued fr the coming week, a.Department official stated,

This will be the second step in the negotiatlons. the first bring notice of "contemplation" negotiate, which was issued In November last-Reuter,

to

strengthen the Chinese lines.-Central

News.

Chinese Bombers Raid Nanking Airdrome

Pengpu, Jan. 3.

ROAD TOLL STILL HIGH

75 Mishaps But Only One Death During Week

-

Although every effort to reduce

trafic accidents in Hongkong has

In

been made, police statistics for the week ending December. 25 disclose that the number of accidents and fatalities are up to average. There were altogether 75 accidents Streets of Hongkong and the main- land, with land,

one fatality. Twenty- eight persons, an average of four pach day in the week, suffered in- juries.

Is almost every instance pedes trians were the victims, only eight of the 28 cases of injuries involving drivers or passengera

vehicles.

Dr. Schacht makes a strong plea for the gold standard, declaring that no matter what the order of world currencies, it will always rest on a gold basis, though whether it will be possible to work on that in the future without binding international agree ments is a question which cannot yet be answered-Reuter,

Two Missing From Lalita

Explosion And Fire On Petrol Ship

Carrying a cargo of 700 tons of petrol, the steamer Lalita was badly damaged by an explosion and a fire which occured on Saturday afternoon near the Texaco installation opposite Tsun Wan.

were

Two Chinese seamen who The one fatality involved a Chinese male, who fell off a moving motor working just above the No. 1 hold. are missing. Four men are in bos- forry.

One bus passenger and one tram-pital, including Mr. A: C. Kella, the enr passenger were

while Chief Oliver. injured alighting from moving vehicles.

One motor-cycle

First aid was rendered to two of driver and # pillion passenger were injured when the victims by Dr. Sherry, who hap-

pened to bo they fell off their machine.

motoring Past. He One motor-cycle driver, a

noticed the blazing vessel, went down driver, a bicycle rider and a private Chinese, one with a

to the whart and attended to two euthend the car driver were injured as the result other with scorched neck and injuries

ricksho

A squadron of Chinese bombing! planes conducted a daring raid on of collisions. Of the 75 accidents, di destruction ed the news of the

the Taichianfang Airdrome at Nan- were collisions between vehicles, 2010 the band, before they were sent to

ing yesterday and destroyed two were collisions between vehicles and the hospital. Japanese pursuit planes there.

The raid was conducted at mid-due to other causes.

pedestrians and eight accidents were The Lalita is owned by the New Bholera Steamship Company, and day and took the Japanese by sur-

Fifty-two private cars, 23 motor had just pulled away from the wharf It has been officially confirmed that | prise.-Central News,

lorries, right public

motor cars, nine to go to anchorage, when the explo- | Tainan was captured_by_the Japanese!.

motor-buses, six-motor-cycles, seven ston occured. Within a few minutes- on December 31-United Press.

tramcars, four bicycles and five the ship was burning flereely. rickshas were involved in accidents. Ten pedestrians were injured when of running across roadways in front vehicles. Пeople suffered in- Jurles, which necessitated four of them being admitted to hospital, because they walked on the roadway instead of footpaths,

Shorten

Defence Line

Evacuation Admitted

Shanghai, Dec. 3. The evacuation of Taian by Chinese Hsuchow, Jan. 3.

troops is admitted by the Chinese Further to shorten their defence authorities at Hankow, who state that line, Chinese troops in northern Shan- the forces are retreating to Nanyi, tung have withdrawn from Taian and 25 miles south of the Tientsin-Pukow are now holding Talwankow, 25 kilo-railway. metres to the south on the Tientsin- On the other hand, Chinese sources Pukow Rallway.

claim that Chinese troops are meeting with considerable success ira the The railway bridge spanning the neighbourhood Hungchow and Wan River, according to reports from have reached a paint 20 miles north- railway circles, was blown up by the west of the city. The reported Chinese on New Year's Day.

successes are attributed to the

the Chinese regular joperation of

with guerilla bodies which were a high command were conveyed to General Han Fu-chu, Chaiman of Hangchow. It is stated that similar southern section of the Tsinpu rail- the Shantung Provincial Govern- guerilla operations will in the future! way, the Japanese have made

ament, yesterday. Reiniercements, in be carried out as for as possible n vigorous advance on their north funk the meantime, are being rushed to all fronts-Reuter.

C were destroyed.

other,

While the situation is comparative-

ly quiet in Mingkwang and on, the

Co-

Important military instructions fromised previous to the fall of)

Ten

Four persons were injured in 41 collisions between vehicles.

ADMIRAL'S HEALTH IMPROVES

Far East's Health Improving

The week ending December

25

was one of those rare perlods when no deaths were reported in the For East from the dread triumvirate notiable diseases-plague, cholera and small-pox.

of

Cholera continued to dwindle and eases, except two in Hanol and three In Shanghai, were conßned to India. Twelve cases were reported from Calcutta and 49 from Madras.

Small-pox was more generally

Although Admiral Sir Charles Little is now convalescent after his recent allack of pleurisy it is unlikely that he will again assume the posilion of | scuttered throughout the Orlent. Ono | Commander-in-Chief of the China hundred and eight cases were raport- the arrival of his ed from Bombay, 49 from Madras,

Squadron pending theral Sir Percy 31 from Calcutta, three from Karachi.

successor, Noble.

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In view of the illness of the Com-Nerapalam and three from Delhi. Vico-Admiral Noble for Hongkong China, reported eleven and опе cases has been accelerated. Originally respectively. The only other centre scheduled to leave England in April, in the entire Far East reporting cases he will now depart from Marseilles wag lfonitkong, where seven received on Saturday by the P. & O. liner official cognisance. Comorin.

There were no cases of plague any- morin Until the arrival of the new Com-where in the East. |mander-in-Chief Vice-Admiral L. E.. It is notified in this morning's. Crabbe will retain temporary com- declaring Shanghai to be a place at | Government Gazette that the order mand of the China Station, Sir Charles Little, whose illness is run which cholera prevails has been ning its normal course, and who is cscinded by the Hongkong Govern- now convalescent, is expected to ment.

depart for Home shortly.

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MR. G. R. SAYER DIRECTOR OF

EDUCATION

Mr. G. B. Snyer, B.A., has been

18. 2 appointed Director of Education in .101% Hongkong, with effect from Decem-

.5234 her 23,

100

Confirmation of the appointment .02 Is contained In this

3011 Government Gazette,

.014

.331/2

140

morning's

Mr. Sayer has previously been Aal- ing Director of Education. Previous Important posts he has held during 002 his 20 years association with tho 0.10 Hongkong Government include Head 2704

of the Sanitary Department (1920,† 1334

1928 and 1930), Superintendent of and Exports (1937) and Imports Postmaster General (1920). Bayer, was first

Acting ppointed.

March 24, 1934, when he first became associated 22.05 with that Department de

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