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二拜望 辦一十月正英港香 TUESDAY, JANUARY, 11,

1998.

日十初月二十

No. 15412

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WHITEAWAY'S STOCK TAKING SALE NOW PROCEEDING

VIRTUAL ISOLATION OF H.K. PREDICTED

JAPAN EXPECTS China To Adopt Wholesale Guerilla Tactics

SOUTH CHINA

INVASION

Imperial Conference

TSINGTAO

OCCUPIED

WITHOUT

STRUGGLE

Will Decide

Decide To-day Germans Inform

Tokyo, Jan. 11.

Details of the future Japanese policy in China have not been revealed, while plans were yesterday completed for convening an Imperial conference at 2 p.m. to-day.

In Tokyo it is believed that serious matters are to be discussed. Some are convinced that the conference will deal with peace terms to be offered to China: others are certain that Japan plans to sweep South China and to capture the Canton area, virtually isolating Hongkong, There are many other surmises, but positive information is lacking.

Is the

The imperial conference fifth of its kind in the history of Japan. The first two were held dur- in the Sino-Japanese, war of 1004, The third during the Russo-Japanese war, and the fourth in 1914, when Japan declared war on Germany.

The conference is expected to act speedily with regard to the various problems, and to announce its de- cisions immediately. Meanwille ap- parently every Government depart- ment counsellae is pledged to secrecy. According to one prominent opinion the conference will decide to indulge in relentless warfare in the event of China falling completely to accept the Japanese terms, with the intention of continuing the hostilities until the Nanking faction is out of the picture and the Pelping Government

and otherwise,

HONGKONG MAY BE MENACED

German Newspaper

Says Britain

Armed Too Late

Berlin, Jun. 11.

Japanese City

Not Defended

Tsingtao. Jan. 11. When the Japanese took over Tsingtao yesterday, they were met by a German delegation comprising Herr W. Oblwein. Herr P. Hess and Herr F. Naverl, who encountered the Japanese marines about 100 strong 15 mics from the city. They informed

was the Japanese that Tsingtao not defended and escorted them to the

ny

Inmestiately 4329 entering the Japanese marines posted patrols. while the Japanese Consul, Mr. Dtaka waited on board a Japanese warship until arrangements had been com- pleted for him to go ashore, and to Lake

up his past.-

The Best Japanese officer to arrive in Tsingtao was Miyamoto, resident naval officer, who chatted for halt

an Thor in the

the City Government

building with members of the foreign' volun-

teers. He carried Japanese flag arrived filled with Japan flags which were hoisted on various buildings, throughout the elty.-Reuter,

and soon afterwards a motor car

700,000 To

The Japanese occupation of Boycott

eugnised and supported, financially Tsingtao has made a deep im-

The conference-will-be-a-solemn pression-in-Berlin,-particularly-- affair, at which the Emperor will pre-in view of the fact that the sea- side personally-United Press.

port was once a German colonial possession.

Peace Talks Rumour

be a

Japan Goods

Important Decision By London Body

Tokyo, Jan. 11. Pence talk rumours have been re- Political circles are wondering

London, Jan. 10. vived by the German Ambassador, whether this occupation will

In connection with the London Herr von Dirksen, calling on Mr. prelude to far-reaching and decisive Hiroto, for what is described as an activity of the Japanese fleet, which Co-operative Society's decision lo important conversation,

may involve a menace to Hongkong. boycott Japanese goods, it is pointed Meanwhile, it is understood the The newspaper Angriff says: "Will out that the Society's buyers had previously Instructed not to purchase Cabinet is contemplating the recall of Mr. Shigeru Kawagoe, the Japanese the British watch with folded arms Japanese goods when alternatives Ambassador from Shanghal in con- the loss of the tremendously im- were available. formity with its polley to exter-portant regious around Hongkong? minate the anti-Japanese regime. That is the most critical question in

An Imperial conference has been international politics to-day. convoked for to-day to be attended

by the Emperor for the first time

"Great Britain's re-armament during the present Emperor's reign. came too late. America's has come

still later," this newspaper asserts. Reuter,

--Reuter.

Aim of Conference

Tokyo, Jan. 11. |

The Premier, Prince Konsye ob-j

tained the Emperor's sanction for the PRESIDENT'S

opening of the very important Im- perial conference in the presence of the Emperor at the Imperial Palace yesterday afternoon.

The conference 19 "designed to carry out the Government's Chinese policies to meet the new situation.”--- Reuter.

CHINESE GAINS IN SHANTUNG

Defeat Japanese: Push Towards Yenchow

Hsuchow, Jan. 11. After defenting the Japanese troops which attacked Tsining, the Chinese forces on the lett finnit of the Tientsin-Pukow Railway in Shan- tung are reported to be pushing vigorously toward Yenchow nust Ningyang in a counter-offensive.

SON DIES IN AIR CRASH

URUGUAY TRAGEDY

Buenos Aires, Jan., 10.

Eduardo Justo, aged 27. youngest

The

out The new decision rules

all Japanese purchases except those specifically authorised by the manag-

committee of the Society. The London

Co-operative Society, representing 700,000 members deeld ed to

purchasing Japanese ccase goods as a result of representations from many quarters. It also draws

asked to take similar action.

More than 12.000 lantern-bearers, formed a huge parade in Tokyo when announcement was made of the signing of the Above, Italo-German-Japanese anti-Comintern puct in Itome. Foreign Minist Koki Hirota, centre; German Ambassador Her- bert von Dirksen, right, and Italian Ambassador Glancinto Auriti, left, acknowledge cheers.

LATEST STRATEGY

EXPECTED TO REAP RICH REWARD

Hope To Lure Invaders Into The Interior

Hankow, Jan. 11.

A few weeks ago, or about four months after the beginning of Sino-Japanese hostilities, guerilla warfare tactics were popularly adopted by all troops in China, though they were first only employed by the former communist armies in the Shansi province. Now the general tendency is for the re-organisation of almost all the Chinese national troops and provincial troops into guerilla units.

Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek has repeatedly announced that China is sure of eventual victory because she is ready to engage in widespread guerilla warfare with the Japanese when the invaders have been dragged into the vast plains, river valley, and mountain ranges of the interior.

SOVIET

SHANGHAI RESIDENTS RAID ON

ASKING FOR FIRM STAND BY BRITAIN

London, Jan. 11.

BISHOPS

Twenty-One Arrested, Charged With Espionage

Moscow, Jan. 10.

been

Mr. A. C. Moreing, M.P., Chairman of the China Twenty-one bishops have according to the Soviet press. Committee saw Mr.. Neville Chamberlain, the Prime arrested since the end of November, Minister, for 20 minutes this afternoon, to whom he

The most important herds of the conveyed the representations received from British Russian Church, including the acting Patriarch and Metropolitan Bishop, residents in China urging the Government not to yield Sergei Krutitskl, and Father Vitlay, Soviets new-fangled to the various Japanese demands, and offering the opinion chler of the

"Living Church" are denounced in that with the backing of the British and American the newspaper Garkt Commune, and

[have probably been arrested. the Shanghai Municipal Council was governments,

The charges include organising # and terrorist prepared to stand firm against the Japanese demands to

circles connected with the Fascist strengthen Japanese representation on the Council.

intelligence service.-Router.

attention to the fact that the Co- operative Wholesale Society, repre-

The representations also expressed senting 8,000,000 members, is being apprehension lest the Government "We are distressed at the indis-allow temporary concessions to the

Japanese. criminale bombings of Chinese

Sir Alexander Cadogan, Under- women and children, and have addressed Mr. Anthony Eden, Lord Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Cranborne and Geneva, voleing our gave an interesting luncheon to-day to Mr. Que Tal-chi, the Chinese Am- indignation," says the notice...

bassador. Sir Archibald Clark Kerr, the new British Ambassador to China and Sir Hughe Knatchbull-Hugessen, the former British Ambassadör China, who was wounded by Japanese machine-gun bullets.-Reuter,

Must Make Distinction

London, Jan. 11.

| Acuter.

TRADE UNIONS UNDECIDED London, Jan 11. The meeting of the fenders of the

son of the President of Argentina Trade Union Congress reached no was among seven persons killed in definite decision regarding the ques- an air crash during n storm over tion of

ofelul embargo on Japanese goods, but it was decided

to

Uruguay.

The rest of the dead were army to refer the altitude and views of the In connection with the Japanese ofcers, including the Chief of the Labour Movement to Continental demands for more representation on Military and Household and the Pre-Labour and trade union leadera at the Shanghat Municipal Council and

on January 15. other

well-informed sident's A.D.C. The party was re-meeting in Brussels on

concessions,

t is necessary turning from a meeting between the This is a joint international meeting. quarters in London feel it is Presidents of Brazil and Argen- It depends that everything will de- to make a distinction between such tina. The plane caught on fire after pend upon the attitude of the Contemporary measures as may be need-

tinental labourites. Reuter. the crash-Reuter,

HUNTING FIELD DEATH OF SPORTING · PEER

London, Jan. 10.

ed and any changes of a more general character which cannot be consider- ed hastily, and must only be con- sidered through us

normal procedure. Thus,

may be possible the Council will go some way in meeting the Japanese desires, the measures will be temporary. It must be u- derstood they are, only temporary.

In other words the Council is limit- ext in netion to Uke immediate concorn

Roosevelt Opposes War Referendum

our

Washington, Jan 10. A letter from President Frank- lin Roosevelt warning 'Congress that the proposed war referen- dum would "cripple any Presi dent in his conduct of foreign relallons” was read to-day to the House of Representatives,

The letter added that such an amendment would encourage others to belleve they could violate American rights with Impunity-Reuter,

SPEAKER DENOUNCES

REFERENDUM

Washington, Jan. 10.

network of espionage

LINDBERGH REWARD DIVIDED

Over 100 Persons Share $25,000

Trenton, N.J., Jan. 10. The Governor of New Jersey, Mr. Harold Hoffman, to-day divided the State's $25,000 reward for the cap- ture of the Lindbergh baby'a kid- The napper among over 100 persons. largest share was $7,500, and went to Walter Lyle, former New York petrol station operator.

Information from all fronts, at present in Shantung, Shanst, Chekiang and central Ashwel, reveals that all commanders in charge of respective fronts have been given the duty of re-organising their troops into guerilla units under the direc- tion of the highest military command. Admiral Shen Hung-Heh, Mayor of Tsinglao, voluntarily gave up Tsingtao on New Year's Eve because.. he was instructed to organise his bluejackets into. querilla units to meet the invaders in the Chubsien-Yishul area, south-east of Shantung.

General Han Fu-chu, Shantung's Governor,

despatching

BUSY guerilla unita to disturb the Japanese rear forecs even north of the Yellow River, to say nothing of the Japanese rear forces in the Yenchow and

re-

Chinese troops defending central Tsining districts. Anhwel, namely the Pengpu and

brens Hotel

have all been organised into guerilla units.

Japanese vanguards both on the southern and northern sections of the Tientsin-Pukow railway line are sald (Continued on Page 12.)

STOP PRESS

BELGIAN LEAPS OFF STEAMSHIP

A Belgian mining engineer, M. Van den Eede Alols, 43, leaped to his death from the French liner D'Artagnan as the ship was nearing Hongkong yesterday.

The vessel Immediately hove to and a bout

lowered. But M. Alois was dead when picked up.

Report of the tragedy was made as soon as the ship docked this morning. The Beglan Consulate-General It was Lyle who identified

and states that the funeral of M. Alols note

which led to the arrest ultimate conviction

Richard will take place to-morrow morning. of Bruno Hauptmann, who was executed for the crime,

tha

The second largest share, $5,000, went to William Allen, a zegro truck The lenders of the House subse-driver, who discoverd the body of the quently joined with the President in baby---Router.

.

NANNING RAID PROTEST

of maintaining taw and order with-condemning the amendment, and Re- Bankhead left the The 83-year-old Marquis of Abergavenny, Lord Henry

out prejudlelig the rights of The Presentative

Speaker's zostrum lo

against it. Simultaneously the Chinese units Nevill, was killed whilst out hunting to-day near Groombridge, interested powers.—Reuler.

He said he was hot willing thins his on the Tientsin-Pukow Railway, as

CALL ON PRIME MINISTER colleagues #hould "abandon

the sisted by fresh reinforcements, are Sussex.

judgment of the farmers of our Con- advancing on Tsowhalen and Yen-

London, Jan. 11. He was participating in the The country seat of the Aborga-

stitution and say the people were no Sir Hughe Knatchbulli-Hugessen, chow.

Chinese military

Children's Meet at the famous Eridge venny's in Eridge Castle, set in the who arrived in London only a few longer willing to trust their chosen observers place

Hunt, when his horse caught a foot Chinieso

picturesque murroundings of the day! high hopes in these two

the Prime representatives or the chief execu- called on ago,

Paris, Jan. 10, columns composed of crack troopa, in strand of wire and threw the

Tun- Minister, Mr. Neville Chamberlain, tive of the United States, who loves

Authoritative circles have indicated They have a good chance of halling Marquis heavily on his hend, break Sussex village of Eridge, near

in the that it is possible the French Govern- bridge Wells. The estate comprises at No. 10 Downing Street to-day. He peace as much as any man

for world." the Japanesa advance In Shantung ing lile neck.

mint will protast to Japan with re- The Marqula had been married 50,000 acres, and to Eridge Hunt, of was with the Prime Minister Milliary advices just received here

French son, which the Marquis was M.F.II, was twenty minutes.

It is very seldom that Mr. Bank Hard to the bombing of the late that Enbaten were both recap three times, and he leaves no

The new Ambassador, Gir · Kerr tured by the Chinese mobile units the title going to Major Guy Temple one of the best known in the South

Tative proposals.-Reuter.

on Nanning-Reuter. operating In that areaCentral Montacute Lanarch-Nevill his neof England.Lord Tuchard Naviil, a Clark Kerr, called at No. 10 Downing head takes the floor to discuss logis-Catholic Mission during an ale. raid

Street a short Time Tater:-Neuter; Neto

phow Reuter,

brother, survives the Marquis.

JAPANESE RAID HSUCHOW

Hauchow, Jan. 11.

Six Japanese light bombers which came from outside the Llenyun Har- bour raided Hauchow at 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon,

The raiders dropped 49 bombs in the 'north-eastern suburbs. ; Chinees anti-aircraft guns fred at them.--- Central News,

(Further Stop. Press News on

··· Page 12.)..