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No. 1420

JANUARY MA WHAEXT THURSDAY,

20, 1938. 日九十月二十

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BRITAIN TO COUNTER GIBRALTAR THREAT

BY IMPORTANT

MISSION TO PORTUGAL

Part Of Big Scheme To Strengthen Empire's Defences

London, Jan. 19.

Almost coinciding with the opening of the Singapore' base, British plans for tightening Empire defences will be carried out in the Mediterranean with the dispatch of a naval, military and air mission to Portugal, which arrives at Lisbon on January 20 to study practical co-operation between the two countries in the event of

war.

Italy's expansionist plans, together with the Spanish civil war is plainly responsible for Britain's measure of greater security near the entrance to Gilbraltar.

British opinion is gravely excrelsed | = concerning reports that Gibraltar is

not so impregnable as formerly due

to the erection of powerful batterics

on the Spanish const, dominating the Rock's defence system.

With the object of establishing a sceond line of defence against attack from the rear of Gibraltar, Britain has for some time made efforts to open negotiations with Portugal to study the modemisation of military, naval and air bases on the Portuguese mainland as well as in her colonies. thereby obviating terms of a mili- tary alliance. In the event of wor these bases, which are aimed to pro- vide the latest armaments, largely supplied from British war industries,

be available for use to the Bri- tish military, naval and alr forces operating In the Atlantic and Mediterrancan.—United Pres.

DENOUNCES NAVAL BUILDING RACE

Mr. Hamilton Fish Wants Limitation Conference

My-

Washington, Jan. 19. Mr. Hamilton Fish, addressing the House of Representatives regarding

Bill the Navy Appropriations

would offer on nounced that he amendment, authorizing and request- ing the President to call 4. world naval limitation conference.

The majority of the leaders on the floor made no reply nor comment, but the House applauded the announce- ment.

Mr. Fish suggested that the con- United ference should include the States, Britain, Japan, France and Italy, "all of whom are now engaged in a very dangerous naval building race, which is the sure road to war,

He blamed the militarists and admirals for the lack-of success in the last London Conference, charging |

Horror Story From

Barcelona

Streets Run With

Blood After

"Air Raid

Barcelona, Jun. 19. In a vivid despatch describing the scenes of horror following the air raid on Barcelona to-day, a United Press correspondent says!

"Following 95 seconds of hell, I visited a section where two

Japanese Preparing For A Big Attack

Kau Sing Refloated After 4 Months

More than four months after the great typhoon of September 2, the, a.a. Kau Sing has been refloated by Hongkong &. Whampoa Dock tugs. The Kau Sing was driven ashore on Ching I leland, and this picture

shows the ship in the course of the refloating operations.

SIX MORE Embargo On

CASES OF SMALL-POX

Dysentery Incidence Also Increases

Six

further cases of small-pox. reported to the Health authorities during the 24 hours ending midnight, have brought the total for the month

to 82.

Four of yesterday's cases seven-

were

Japan, Italy, Germany Sought

San Francisco, Jan. 19. Representatives of -70,000 un- Hoensed seamen at the CLO. convention, passed a resolution -to-day demanding - the--United

States Government to impose an embargo against Japan, Germany and Italy.—United Press.

SUMMERY

storey stone apartments hud been reported from Victoria, the remainder WEATHER

pulverised by bombs, The raid coming from Kowloon.

caused 250 deaths and another 400

Dysentery figures also reached

were wounded. Some of the bodies disturbing levels yesterday when the CONTINUES

had been flung half a block from the seven

cases highest daily number pince where the bombs fell and the reported this month, brought the gutters ran with blood, and torn bits total since January 1 to 43, of whom of flesh were everywhere.

eighteen have proved fatal. Hundreds were killed in Uie strecis, and more than 800 assisted field

the

confusion

cases,

two

CANNONS AND BUTTER POLICY

French Cabinet Aim

Parls, Joh. 10.

M. Georges Bonnet, speaking on behalf of the French Government, announced that the Cabinet was em barking immediately on a partia- |mentary programme of providing

"cannons and butter."

be

THREATEN THREE

IMPORTANT

CHINESE CITIES

Lunghai Railway To Be Centre Of New Offensive

Peiping, Jan. 20.

A Japanese spokesman said that the Japanese were now preparing for a "big attack," but he declined to indicate where. However, it is believed to be on the Lunghai railway line from Chengehow to the sea, the immediate objectives being Hauchow, Kweltch and Kaifeng.

It is reliably stated that heavy movements of troops have been taking place down the Peiping-Hankow railway line.

The spokesman said that since the Panay incident, Japanese troops and pilots in the front lines had been given samples of foreign flags. However there was difficulty in recognising the flags during the heat of battle, and therefore the Japanese au thorities requested the fullest information as to the location of

war ZONES.- foreigners and foreign property in the likely

United Press.

MISSION WORKERS MURDERED

Death Reported At Hands Of Chinese

Communists

Peiping, Jan. 20,

£30,000 Japanese Sent

To Soochow

Tunchi, Chekiang, Jun. 20,

A steady stream of Japanese troops numbering no fewer than 30,000 men, have arrived at Soochow, the Venice of China, from Nanking during the last week, nccording to a new arrival from_that_city.

All publie buildings as well as temples, he said, have been turned into living quartera for theso Japanese troops. Whether they will remain at Soochow or be sent any- where has not yet been ascertained, -Central News.

Chekiang University Destroyed

Nonchang, Jan. 20.

In addition to the Tze Klang Christian College) and the Hangchow Normal College, the National Cheklans University at Hangchow (Continued on Page 4.)

STOP PRESS

A Japanese spokesman announced M. Bonnet, as Minister of State will that it had been learned Communists for co-ordinating shot three foreigners, including wo- responsible economic and financial affairs, In à men, at Wutalhsien in_north-eastern speech to lenders of export industries, Shansi at the end of December last. M. Bonnet sald: Technically there They are bellexed to be American University (formerly the Hangchow is nothing wrong with our financial missionaries, Alva Harsh and his FOGS TO COME? situation. If the Government oppos-wife, and Miss Minnive Neber, who ed exchange control it is not only disappeared from Shouyang. Shans, because It would terminato financial Of yesterday's seven ambulances

Unseasonable humidity and liberties, but would permit, through

on December 2 ambulances, which were reported from Victoria, four temperature is still delaying the camouflaged inflation, redistribution The spokesman said the whole were set up in the

streets from Kowloon and one from the New advent of real winter in Hong-of part of the nation's wealth, and population at Wutathsien was forced However,

wlid

Territories.

that is no solution.

to profess communism, and every- hampered the work of mercy.

kong. Other notiflable discases reported The Loyalists have described

ong allempting to enter the area Yesterday's temperature, varying! the to the authorities resterday included

"Neighbourlig countries must

was closely searched and examined slaughter 115 "Fascism's worst one case of diphtheria aboard a sam- between 62 and OB degrees, is al-choose cannons or butter. Here we barbarism" so far.

and not permitted enter uniess pan in the harbour, and three cases most ten degrees above the normal wanted both cannons and builer, and Almost simultaneously with the air of typhold (two from Victoria and can temperature for the month of a programme is underway to provide sympathetic towards communism. rald, General Franco's artillery one from Aberdeen).

January, while humidity, which both.

A dozen Soviets and a few other blasted Madrid for 20 minutes, al à

reached 94 per cent. at 10 o'clock! rate of three shells per second, and

FAILED TO NOTIFY

this morning. is twenty per

cent.

Meanwhile the Communists and foreigners were reported to be in the

arca, heavy casualties are known to have

above the normal mean for the Arst some of the Socialiais have filed four Appearing on remand before Mr. month of the year,

interpellations In the Chamber, in- occurred.-United Press.

The spokesman added that the Forrest at the Central Magistracy This morning's humidity, which idicating a heated debate prior to the Japanese had occupied Menghalen, 15 this morning, charged with failing to only six per cents below saturation vote of confidence. Observers at miles north-east of Shouyang, How- notify the Government medical point, is the highest recorded in present concede M. Chauteme a vote ever, they were not puthing on to officer or any other Government officer that her 12 months-old child, Hongkong since December 10, and 407, composed of Leftists and Con- Watalhsien at present. United Press.

tral Party representaives, compared Lau Yat, was suffering from small highest ever recorded in the Colony United Press.

is within a few per cent of the with 100 for the opposition. pox on January 17, Leung Yee-lal, during the month of January. 32, married woman, was cautioned.

GERMAN LOAN SUPPORTED

Highly Successful Flotation

Paris, Jon. 10, press generally

Residents on the Peak are parti-; FRENCH PRESS APPROVES Sanitary Inspector M. D. Watson cularly feeling the inconvenience CHAUTEMPS CABINET said that the woman was o recent caused by this month's unseasonal arrival from Wuchow, and was on weather, and elsewhere in the Colony

The French her way Join

husband in coal and firewood merchants her

have Singapore, She had no money and so far done little trade this winter, approves the new Chautemps Govern- no property. The child was dis- Present conditions are likely

to ment. covered at No. 8 Sheung Fung Lane, continue, and fog is predicted in the

The new Cabinet members paid a first floor, West Point, where the forecast for the next 24 hours. woman was temporarily residing.

The official forecast, lasued at 10 traditional call on President Lebrun this morning. The first Cabinet that they refused to grant any con- In view of the over-subscribing of

a.m., predlets Cloudy weather gene- cessions to Japan, but that it was the Reich lean of 1,000,000,000 marks, marks, making it the biggest German bability of drizzle or light rain fol-morrow-Reuter,

rally with fog at first, with the pro- meeting, has been convened for to-

lowing. of funding an equivalent amount of post-war loon, "Events preceding the Washington | short term credits used by the This loan was issued at 90.75 with Fresh north-easterly monsoonal Conference in 1922 were equally | Reich for financing the programme; interest nt 414 per cent.

continues and weather atli ominous, but the building race was of public works, the amount of the is redeemable between 1961-50,- |coast, and shipping checked for 15 years, and It can loan will be increased by 200,000,000—Reuter's Special.

onsiderable delay. succeed again" said Mr. Fish.

still not too Jute for a conference,

Ho sald he would be "perfectly willing to grant Japan a navy equat to ours. It is foolish to bollove that Japan or any other Power dare at- tack the United States to long

Berlin, Jan. 20,

floated last month for the purpose

Provisional Government To

Form Body-Guard Corps

Polping, Jan. 20, guaranteed by two shops.

along the

sulfering

JAPAN CRITICISED

BY JAPANESE

Princetown, Jan. 19.

Mr. Fumitaka Konce, in an address

o the "Knights of Columbus," here to-

Japanese Machine-Gun Farmers

7

The

ANOTHER CABARET INCIDENT

Japanese Create Disturbance In Shanghai Ballroom

Shanghel, Jan 20.

Four Japanese, or Koreana, in the Great Eastern ballroom at Wing On Building last evening frightened off. dance hostesses and patrons due to their strange belinvlour...

One of the men lay on the floor, later trying to fight one of the Chinese hostesses, who remonstrated

at his behaviour. The man was then involved in a scuffle with a foreigner who interfered.

For half an hour the men had the

as our navies are of equal strength."

Mr. Fish sold the spoilight of

Canton, Jan. 20, pitiless publicity should be turned on President Roosevelt's proposni to

Chinese reports slate that Japanese nak for additional naval appropri

day said: "The Japanese have stretch-planes bombed Kwangtung railways, atlons. lie said that he understood

ed the doctrine of #f-defence in some machine-gunning farmera in Japan would have been more than The Provisional Government has The Government yesterday issued instances. For instance question Pacan district. satisfied with a 6-8-4 ratio at the posted notices endeavouring to re-the first number of the Kung Pao, or whether Japan was forced to under-

Vernacular papers publish uncon- cabaret almost to themselves, leaving last Lonton Conference.Japan eruit 400 youths to form a Govern- the official gazette, containing pro- take the extreme actions of the firmed reports that Japanese marines but a few minutes before the arrival cannot afford to build strips in ment's special: body-guard corps. clamations and announcements simi- present conflict in China, Naturally, yesterday coupled several falands of the pollee

This in the third Cabaret incident competition to the United States The notices state that they want her to the dynasty's old Ching Poe, or no Japanione Government: official will souths of Hainan, which have been and Britain concluded the speaker. the literate natives of Peiping and capital raketter which will for issued admit such viewpoint but that is under dispute between China and in the International Settlement durs

United Press

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