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No. 13400

二拜禮 號四月正英港香

TUESDAY, JANUARY

4,

1938.

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CHINESE GAIN CONFIDENCE IN ADVANCE

OF

RECAPTURE HANGCHOW ONLY MATTER OF TIME

Fears for Foreigners, Including British Bishop, Now

Now Felt

Shanghai, Jan. 4.

The Chinese re-occupation of Hangchow is only a matter of time, according to the Chinese "Ironside" General, Chang Fah-kwei, who is directing the Chinese counter-offensive.

It is claimed that the Japanese forces in the city have withdrawn and the Japanese are suffering heavy casual. ties in severe fighting in the region of the West Lake and on the shores cf Hangchow Bay.

The latest developments have aroused concern for the welfare of Bishop Curtis, an Englishman, and 30 other foreigners, in Hangchow.-Renter.

Chinese Make Rapid f

Progress

Kienten, Jan. 4:

Operating from their base at Huancheng in southeastern Anhwei. the Chinese left wing is rapidly ad- vancing towards Staichi and Malchi on the Anhwei-Cheklang border, ne- cording to military advices received here lo-day.

At the same time, the Chinest ht wing is making progress in their advance towards Yuliang. Encing surrounded. the prospect of being Japanese troops operating in vicinity of Fuyang and Hangehow have now withdrawn toward Klan- kiao and Kungshenklao.

the

Both Linping on the Shanghai- Hangehow Railway and Wakang, 50 kilometres north-west of Hangeliow, are still in Japanese bands.-Central News.

Relentless Assault

Shanghai, Jan. 4.

Cheklung. The Chinese forces in alded by the extensive operations of flying columns, continue to unleash a relentless assnuit upon the Japan- ese garrisoning the Hangchow aren.

According 10 Chinese repnets, detachments claim to have occupied Hong- two strategic approaches to chow elty. They have now reached Liuhota, located near Hangchow Christian College.

The two key points said to have been taken by the Chinese h their drive against Hanzchow are Fuyang, 20 miles south-east of Hangchow, and Yuhang, only ten miles to the west of the port.

Chinese militiamen. In plain clothes, are said to be active in Hangehow liself, and the mala body of Japanese troops is said to be slowly retreating..

Heavy fighting is said to be in pro- gress in the vicinity of Hupavchán.— Kenter.

Vienna Doctors

Arrive To Help Chinese

En route to Hankow to Join the Chinese International Red Cross, four surgeons from Vienna have arrived Hongkong. They

officials

“arø ̋vetloved-to-have-leen ̈re-

cruited by Chiese Europe.

In

They are accompanied by an Austro-American surgeon, Dr. II. Erben, who is also affering his services 10 the Chinese Bed Cross.

The four doctors, G. F. Fuchs, 5. Gottánky-k-Bauter and H. Winkler, are the first party to arrive in Hongkong from Vienna, They disclosed that at least ten docters

already have engaged in 'Vienna.

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STARVED CHILDREN PERISH

Heart-Rending

Teruel Scenes

Barcelonu. Jan. 3. Both sides are fighting fiercely for Teruel in spite of the very bilter cold and deep snow, and the situation has been almost unchanged during

the past 24 hours.

The Government claims that the Republican flag is now dying over Japanese Troops Withdrawn the ekle government building which Government forces captured in the morning, but the insurgents deny it has fallen.

Hsuchow, Jan. 4. Quiet prevails on all fronts on the north bank of the Yangtse River.

Many corpses were found Inside the building, it is alleged, including those of several children who died and a number of women and civilians who had been 1tilled,-Reuter.

Part of the Japanese troops at Hohtien and Wuwel in Anliwei are reported to have been withdrawn from starvnthon Central News.

Japanese Attempt To Land

Amoy, Jan. 4..

Four Japanese warships fred over! 40 shells at Chihtso in lisinghua Bay on the Fuklen coast yesterday morn- ing to cover the landing of marines, who, however, were repulsed by the Chinese forces defending the town. --Central News.

*** DEATH SENTENCE FOR

SOVIET LEADERS

Moscow, Jan. 3.

SILVER PRICE TO BE UNCHANGED

Nation's Power Best

GRIM LITTLE MEN "MOP UP"

Jews Want Membership In Empire

Best Solution Of Palestine Puzzle

London, Jan. 4.

The British Zionist Federation, meeting under the presidency of Lady Rending, to-night passed-a-re-- solution affirming the rights of Jews to create their own state and record- ing its opposition to any solution of the Palestine problem making the Jews a permanent mhority.

requests that the The resolution

Zionist state should be !proposed

brought within the British Empire.

of The Rev. Perlzwelg. Secretary the British Zionist Association, in an Interview with Reuter, explained thint; This changed view meant that Jews i did not like mandates less but the

¡ British Empire mare.

The Secretary added: "Recently

stressing our urgent desire to come

Guarantee of Peace

Wearing gas masks that five then a fearsome look, here are Japanese soldiers making a search through the ruins of a town in the Shanghai area for survivors of their recent shell- ing and bombing. Death awaits any they find hiding there.

EMERGENCY LAWS AGAIN IN FORCE

H.K. Government Given Free Hand for Any Crisis Developing

Emergency regulations which were promulgated in we decided to reformulate our ideas 1931 during Sino-Japanese tension in North China, have within the Empire. We have held been revived by the Hongkong Government during the back hitherto because of a desire not

embarrass British pulley.

But present crisis. anti-British propaganda in the Near East has attained such a

pitch that

to

silence is now impossible."

By notification in this week's Government Gazette, the Colonial Secretary draws attention to the fact that that he spoke only for the British these regulations are still in force.

The Rev. Perlzwein emphasised

Zionists, but claimed 95 per cent. of!

the Palestine Jews would welcome

such a decision with enthusiasm.

They give the widest possible powers to the Police

Later, the Executive Council of the and Government in dealing with any emergency that British Zionist Federation adopted the may arise.

resolution--Renter,

JAPAN HAS LESSON TO LEARN

Quo Tai-chi Has Faith In China's Endurance Power

Police and any other public officers are empowered

ROOSEVELT HOLDS DEMOCRACY TENDS TO ERADICATE WAR

Disregard of Obligations Follows Trend to Other Forms of Government

Washington, Jan. 8.- Unswerving faith in the future of democratic government

D).

in Roosevelt

his was expressed by President Franklin engerly awaited address to the second regular session of the 79th Congress.

In his message, the President said that in spite of the determination of the United States for peace it had become clear that the acts and policies of nations in other parts of the world had far-reaching effects, not only upon their immediate neighbours, but also on the United States.

"I am thankful I can tell you our nation is at peace", declared President Roosevelt. "It has kept the peace despite provocations which in other days, because of their seriousness, could well have engendered war. The People and the Govern ment of the United States have shown a capacity for restraint and a civilised approach to the purposes of peace, while at the same time we maintain the integrity inherent in the sovereignty of 130,000,000 people, lest we weaken and destroy our influence for peure and jeopardise the sovereignty itself.

LONDON APPLAUDS ROOSEVELT

Democracies Move On Parallel

Lines Of Policy

Lundun, Jan. 3.

"It is our traditional polley to live at peace with other nations. Further we have been leaders in advocating the use of paeitie methods In discussion and conciliation in in- ternational differences. We have striven for the reducilon of military forces, but in a world of high tension and

stable and disorder

where rivilisation-is-actually threatened. It becomes the responsibility of each nation striving for peace at home and place and among the other nations, be strong enough to ensure the observance of those fundamentais a peaceful solution of conflicts, which is the

only

ultimate basis of

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far

orderly existence.

"Resolute in our determination to respect the rights of others and to The tone and substance of President command respect for rights our-

selves.

must 20

keep ourselves Roosevelt's speech to Congress has

in self-defence. from the been much welcomed in authoritative adequately strong British circles.

President's There is a trend" away The

We propose heartening remarks with regard to observance of both the letter and the

bel spirit of treaties.

(Continued on Page 4) particularly timely and are entirely!

are democracy

considered to

shared here, as also was his reference to treaty obligations.

It is clear there is complete unity of view with regard to what President surface trend away from democratic forms."

Clearly, also, British and American

Roosevelt calls "the

thought is working in the same direc tion and British and American states-

men have the same way of looking at these things. This, coupled with close collaboration and the exchange of information and opinion, which

to arrest any person suspected of having contravened has long been the practice between Emergency Regulations.

The Commissioner of Police, and any police officer authorised by him, Is empowered to arrest and detain any person who apparently has no regular employment in the Colony, and such person may be ordered to leave the Colony forthwith. No trial is necessary before deportation is carried out,

COMMANDEERING RULE

Uproar. In Egyptian Parliament

Cairo, Jan. 3. Uproar broke out Ist the Egyptian Parliament when the Secretary read the prorogation decree. Nahan Pasha was called to order when he rose to speak. but he remained on his feet shouting: "In the name of the Fatherland."

The Président cleared the press and public gaiterles in the CALVIN

Only pandemonium. after the lights had been switch- ed off did the Depuites withdraw,

the, two countries, should facilitate

Ut

parallel, flowing individual, courses,~~Renter.

Dictators To Travel Road Of Triumph

Rome Plans Welcome For Der Fuchrer

Rome, Jan. 3. station is to be A new railway built at Ilome for Herr Adolf Hitler's visit next Spring. The distance from station to the Palazzo the present Venezia is too short for the magni- ficent Roman triumph which it is planned to give the Fuchrer. More over, the way doca not tend to the excavated remains of ancient Rome The new stallon will be built just

The Governor-In-Cotineil 1s cm- powered to suppress the printing or London, Jan. 3. publlention of any newspaper, and Mr. Quo Tal-chi, Chinese Am-the Commissioner of Police may bassador to London, in discussing the seler the plant of such newspapers.

terma salt; "The Japanese pence

Censorship of telegram from and Inevitable impression of these terms

to Hongkong may be enforced by is that they apply not only to China, It to the world, and they can only Government without previous notice

The

of

Postmaster- intention. The be described as Pox Japonica. Japanese have a pecullar concept on General, or any person, authorised of peace, both in their methods of a and censor any letter received by by him, is empowered to seize, open proaching it and then securing

the Post Office. These are the terms of st

Army Rushed with momentary triumph, New York, Jan. 3.

not of a finally victorious nation, a Messrs. Dow-Jones, well-known position which Japan ha yet to The Regulations authorise

--Router. Commissioner of Police lo lake pos- financial experts, learn authoritatively achieve. from Washington, that the United

"Japan has twice begged China session of any premises in the States Treasury will not change the to sue for peace, but there can be no Colony, and use or control them for current price for foreign silver. enduring peace except on an honour-any purpose which he may consider returned to their owners, and such outside the elty walls, and then the able basis. These terms equally in_publle purpose. Similiarly, any compensation will be assessed by Dictators will be able to drive along Reuter,

Ignore China's rights as an Indepen- motor car, torry or other vehicle board of arbitrators appointed by the Triumphal Way by the imposing dent and sovereign state, and may be commandeered by the Gov- the Govemer.

rond built by Il Duce along the route cynically belle Japan's

many ernment.

Divergence from the tenet that not the ancient emperors after their protestations that she will strictly Government may, without passage "Briton's home is his castle" is the successful wars, The Dictators will respect the rights of the other power, of any Ordinance-in-Council, take clause empowering any person then be able to drive past the Pala possession of cool, firewood and thorised under the Regulations to "do tine Hill and Colosseum, under the foodstuffs, and may dispose of them anything to effect any entry which Arch Constantine and along the Im in any manner considered desirable. ha may consider necessary to enable perial Way to the exenvated remains the public Interest. Compensa him to exercise" the powers con- of the Forum and the Palazzo Vene- tion will be paid, only on goods not ferred upon him by the Regulations.zia-Reuter,

DELPHINUS ON TIME

-

Elght prominent Soviet leaders, in- The Imperial Airways plane he declared.

cluding M. Karakhan, a former Am-

hai temporarily She has yet to learn the full bassador, who was recently arrested-Daedalus, which and brought to trial on charges of replaced Delphinus on, the Bangkok mensure of the Chinese ability as a being complichid, in a plot to over Hongkong service, Jeft Hanol on time united people to endure any sufferings throw the Government, were son thus morning, and is expooled, to in their determination to reaist to the Tengod to desinz toaday--heurer Bry

Arrive at Kal Tack 1 7 pnfo! end."-~-~fouter,

the

STOP PRESS

Tsingtao Volunteers In Action

to

Tsingtao, Jan. 4. Twenty-two Chinese pirates, steni- ing coal from a naval, wharf here, were captured by foreign volunteers last night.

The volunteers approached the whart from the sea in junks while the freebooters were busy loading thele own craft with coal.

In a running battle the majority of the robbers escaped to sea in their Junks but 22 were cut off and cap- tured.

Police Junks have

been now stationed at the entrance of the har- bour to guard against further depre- dallons.

The elly's Chinese volunteer ad- now laying plans ministrators are to take over all administrative duties from the foreign volunteers. Volun teer police stations have been estab- shed within the destroyed Japanesà mills as a precaution against further looting of Japanese-owned property. Meanwhile, the British Bloop Grimsby arrived late yesterday from Hongkong, will make a short stay then proceed to Wel- here and halwel.

A Japanese warship, believed to be a minesweeper, came to Tsingtao yesterday, appearing just opposite the Grand Hotel. The warship later steamed away-Router.

(Further Stop Press News on

Page 12.)