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FINAL EDITION

Hongkong Telegraph.

No, 15400

FOUNDED 201 二拜禮 號四月正英港香 TUESDAY, JANUARY 4, 1938. 日三初月二十

For your health's 'anke una

JODINE PRODUCTS

by SIMPSON (The lodine Specialist)

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$1.35

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CHINESE GAIN CONFIDENCE IN ADVANCE

RECAPTURE OF Canton-Kowloon Bridges Heavily Bombed

HANGCHOW ONLY MATTER OF

OF TIME

Fears for Foreigners, Including British Bishop, 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It is claimed that the Japanese forces in the city have withdrawn and the Japanese are suffering heavy casual- ties in severe fighting in the region of the West Lake and on the shores of Hangchow Bay.

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

Chinese Make Rapid

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Progress

Kienteli, Jun. 4: Operating

from their bose at Hsuancheng in southeastern Anhwei. the Chinese left wing is rapidly nd- vuncing towards Sinochi and Maichi on the Anwei-Cheklang border, ac- cording tp military advices received here to-day.

JAPANESE NEARING TSINGTAO

GRIM LITTLE MEN "MOP UP"

U.S. Navy On Manoeuvres In Pacific

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San Diego, Jan. 4. More than 150 warships classes put to sea from San Dlege anci San Pedro to-day for week's gunnery drill In preparation for the war "gifnes" "In the Paride which are now at hand.

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Tsinan, Jan. 4. Japanese

claim the capture of At the same time, the Chinese

Tsingtao is c only a matter of time. right wing is making progress in the Japanese troops are said to be driving advance towards Yuliang. Facing

along the Tsinan-Tsingtao Railway the prospect of being Burrounded,

and making rapid progress. A Peace the Japanese troops operating in

Meanwhile, the cruisers Trenton, Maintenance Commission is function- Memphis and Milwaukee have sailed vicinity of Fuyang and Hangchow have now withdrawn toward Kian at Tsinan, where a Mohammedan, for their rendezvous with the U.S.S. General Ma Liang, is reported to be Louisville, and all will go to Sydney, kino and Kungshenkiso.

in control.

Australia, on a courtesy visit, by way It is stated he has issued a manifesto of Hawali and the American denouncing the National Government possession of Guam.--United Press. and the Kuomintang and pledging co- operation with the Japanese-Reuter,

Both Linping on the Shanghal- Hangchow Railway and Wukang, 50 kilometres north-west of Hangchow, are still in Japanese honds.--Central News.

Relentless Assault

Shanghal, Jan. 4.

The Chinese forces in Cheklung,

Japanese Destroyers Cruise Off Tsingtao

Tsingtao. Jan. 4.

alded by the extensive operations of Two Japanese destroyers yesterday

two miles from the outer usual returning to their anchorage 12 miles from the shore.

The crews remuined at their action stations during the manoeuvres.

#ying columns, continue to unleash | cruised a relentless assault upon the Japan harbour, ese garrisoning the Hangchow area,

According to Chinese reports, detachments claim to have occupied two strategie approuches to Hand- It is reported that the foreign chow city. They have now reached vigilantes will soon be disbanded in Liuhota, located ntitr Hangchow Tsingtao, due to the formation of the Christian College.

Chinese Merchants Corps. United

The two key polnis said to have|Press. been taken by the Chinese In their

drive against Hangchow are Fuyang, 20 miles south-east of Hangchow, and Yuhang, only ten miles to the west of the port.

Reuter.

Overtures To Japanese

Shanghai, Jan. 4. General Chi Hsich-yuan, former military Governor of Kinngsu, who

TERUEL BATTLE RAGING

Loyalists' Claim

Successes

Relief Force Checked

Darcelona, Jan. 4

Chinese milillamen, in plain was recently appointed Minister of clothes, are said to be active in Defence in the Provisional Govern- A Loyalist communique slates that Bankehow itself, and the main body ment it Pelping, is approaching the troops storming the Governor's palace of Japanese troops is said to be slowis Japanese authorities for the organi- In Teruel found the bodies of many retreating..

isation of an army for the new re-women and children, including Heavy fighting is said to be in pro-gime and the re-organisation of the babies, and captured several score of Corps in East starved Insurgents, many of them gress in the vicinity of Hupaoshan.— Peace Preservation

However. Hopel, according to Chinese reports. badly wounded.

their Meanwhile it is stated that it is de- comrartes did not surrender, but took Meanwhile

that Japanese Troops Withdrawn Anitely established the East

refuge in a near-by hotel. Hopel regime has decited to dissolve Hauchow, Jan. 4. and to become incorporated in the Quiet prevails on all fronts on the Provisional Government at Peiping. north bank of the Yangtse River.. and has added part of its personnel Part of the Japanese troops at employed at Hopel to the provisional Hohsion and Wuwel in Anwei are administration-Reuter. reported to have been withdrawn- Central News.

Japanese Attempt To Land

Amay, Jan. 4.

Shantung Drive

there,

The Loyalists also occupied the Santa Clara Convent, killing or cap- turing scores of Insurgent troops.

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

JAPANESE RAIDERS FAIL TO DESTROY EAST RIVER SPAN

Further Details of Railway Disaster North of Canton

Canton, Jan. 4.

It is now revealed that during the air raid along the Canton-Kowloon Railway yesterday six: Japanese bombers circled high over the Sheklung area and released scores of explosives but failed to destroy the bridge spanning the East River.

For the past three months the Japanese invaders have time and again tried to blow up the bridge but Chinese anti-aircraft guns have succeeded, in keeping the Japanese planes at a safe distance.-Central News

Further Details Of

No Decision On Fate Of

EMERGENCY LAWS Foreign Loans AGAIN IN

IN FORCE Poiping Government

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

Emergency regulations which were promulgated in |1931 during Sino-Japanese tension in North China, have been revived by the Hongkong Government during the present crisis.

By notification in this week's Government Gazettę, the Colonial Secretary draws attention to the fact that these regulations are still in force.

They give the widest possible powers to the Police and Government in dealing with any emergency that may arise.

Police and any other public officers are empowered to arrest any person suspected of having contravened Emergency Regulations.

Tsingtao Volunteers

In Action

Capture Raiding

Pirates

Train Derailment

Canton, Jan. 4. Further detalis regarding the de- railment of a north-bound drain at a Tunnel between Wongshek and Lal- lung stations on the Canton-Hankow Rallway, about 120 miles from Canton on the night of January 2 were re- vealed in a report received here to- day.

Whilst the pRuc

number of... casualties is still under investigation, Spokesman Talks

half being about 24, passengers, women and children, have so far been To Journalists

found dead and more than 30 hurt, 10 seriously. No railway employees Peiping, Jan. 4. have been either killed or injured.

An Investigation The new Peiping Government derailment was due to a damaged that held its first press conference

as a result of the constant bombing yesterday, when Mr. Wang Keh- of the railway by Japanese planes. min, President of the Executive Though repairs were rushed after Council, submitted to a battery cach raid, the slight damage to the rail had somehow escaped the atten- of Japanese cameras and ans-tlon of the engineers. Congestion of wered several Japanese and a traffic during the last few days couple of foreign correspondente. further weakened it.

He stated that the service of for- eign loans which the Government was undertaking would be discussed

showed

Scene Of Horror

Under

the

rall

the heavy weight of the

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after the Government had assumed locomotive of the ill-fated train the control of all the

customs offices.

drawing attention to the fact that it

now only controls two of these de- partments. Meanwhile the Customs Regulations Committee was discuss- ing tariffs to determine the possibility of reducing some of the rates.

He stated that the Government would not yet stop the salt taxes.

Regarding currency, he said that a committee would be named shortly to discuss a unified currency polley for all Chine and he hoped that definite currency policies would be announced within a month.

Mr. Wang further stated that the sub-departments organised yesterday should be considered to have the The Commissioner of Police, and same

to the powers attributed any pollee olleer authorised by him. Cabinet ministries elsewhere, but is empowered to arrest and detain a low rank had been kept temporarily uny person who apparently has no in order to reduce expenses, regular employment in the Colony, Questioned as to general policies, and such person may be ordered to the President said those leave the Colony forthwith. No were still under discussion.-United trial is necessary before deportation Press. is carried out.

The Governor-in-Council is cm- powered to suppress the printing or publication of any newspaper, and the Commissioner of Police may selze the plant of such newspapers,

Censorship of telegram from_and to Hongkong may be enforced by Government without previous notice of

Postmaster- Intention. The

General, or any person authorised by him, is empowered to seize, open and censor any letter received by the Post Omec.

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policies

Silver Price

On 24-Hour Basis Still

A terrific battle continues outside the city on three fronts, the outer ring of the Loyalist arm beslexed fighting in relief prevent the defenders of Teruel. They claim to Shanghai, Jan. 4.

have held all their gains inside the A Japanese Army spokesman to city and by counter-attacks to have

Tsingtao, Jan. 4. day declared that the Shantung drive forced the Insurgents to retreat in

Twenty-two Chinese pirates, stenl- had reached Towenkan, 25 miles several sectors, outside.

ing coal from a naval whart here, Four Japanese warships fired over south of Tainn, and a point alx miles 40 shells at Chihtio in Hsinghua Bay south of Felcheng, in

Loyalists claim the Insurgents have were captured by foreiga volunteers westerly on the Fuklen const yesterday morn-direction from Tainun.

shot women and children held as last night.

The volunteers approached the

Washington, Jan. 3. Ing to cover the landing of marines, He denied the Chinese reports that hostages, when they tried to escape. who, however, were repulsed by the Hangchow hnd

Mr. Henry Morgenlinu, Secretary been recaptured. However, Franco-Spanish frontier wharf from the sea in junks while Chinese forces defending the town. Everything was quiet

he despatches say that apparently many the freebooters were busy loading

COMMANDEERING RULE of the U.S. Treasury, said to-day that --Central Newa,

ho had studied the sliver problem cinimed.-United Press.

of these innocent people, died when their own craft with coal.

The Regulations In a running battle the majority of

authorize the the Asturion attackers binsted the

prior to President Roosevelt's pro- reducing the domestic walls of the Insurgent positions with the robbers escaped to sen in their Commissioner of Police to take posto

Junka but 22 were cut off and cap- pession of any premises in the

Qie "most dynamite-United Press,

price. s. study was fured.

Colony, and use or control them for exhaustive ever made, and included BLOOD TRACKS IN SNOW

Police

Junks have now been any purpose which he may consider everything," he said. stationed at the entrance of the harn public purpose. Similarly, any Hendaye, Jan. 4.

vehicle Responding to questions an Insurgent and Loyalist troops, inbour to guard against further depro- motor car, lorry or other

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why he foreign prlee had not been

Mr. reduced,

Morgenthau #nid: footprints in the snow as they go into The city's Chinese, volunteer nd-

"There will be no proclamation the hand-to-hand maelstrom for the ministrators are now laying plans Hongkong, will make a short stay affecting our foreign purchases Ho DELFIHNUS ON TIME possession of the main highway into to take over all administrative duties here and then proceed to Wel-added he saw no reason for the orew named Robert Brown, 20, has

the besieged "and bloody town at from, the foreign volunteers.“ Volun- halwet,

cutting of the world price, However, been missing from the ship since The Imperial Airways Plano Teruel. The temperature is at zero, teer police stations have been estab-

ho drew attention to the fact that the January 25 When last soen, Brown Daedalus, which has temporarily the wind often reaching 10 miles an lined within the destroyed Japanese A Japancee warship, belloved to world price was on a 24-hour, baris: was believed to havo "hind" ap-replaced Delphinus on the Dongkok": hour. The soldiers have beers with mifis as a prevaution, against, fürther / bo; a minesweeper, came to Tainu ZA TRGU promise you when there is any looting of apacent-owns, property. The order apronaring just opports hann the new will let you

yesterday, 2 FlameRawhile, 23] Belt Boo

SEAMAN REPORTED

MISSING

Hauchow Fighting*

Hankow, Jan. 4. Chinese press reports state the Japanese liave captured Chutu and) Yechow,

A serious battle is expected in the

A report has been made to the vicinity of HsuchowUnited Press, ❘ their convas shoes, are leaving bloody dations.

police by Capt. Radford, master of

the steamer Queen. Adelaide, lying in Junk Bay, that a member of the

proximatel:146 in his pocket. Ha Hongkong service left, Hanetion Ume cut food for 16 heart, but they fight keita Thava bien tal-poldier this morningri përjas 15M with knives are bride vitte bulnice

STOP PRESS

AIR RAIDS CONTINUE

Canton, Jan. 4. (2.10 p.m.), Air raid alarms continued to keep Canton in a state of apprehensiveness lo-day. Three were sounded during the morning and it is understood that the raiders attacked the railways to the north and east of the city,

No reports of damage are at hand. -United Press.

Canton, Jan. 4. (2.15 pan.). An urgent ale raid alarm has just sounded here.-United Press.

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