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FIRST EDITION

Hongkong Telegraph.

No. 18421

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CHINESE DELIVER SMASHING ATTACKS

SHANTUNG ARMY Powers Rushing Headlong Into Naval Race

SWINGS INTO

FIERCE ACTION

Japanese Suffer Heavy Losses; May Abandon City Of Hangchow

Hankow, Jan. 25.

Chinese reports state that, striking before the arrival. of the newly-despatched Japanese reinforcements, troops formerly under Han Fu-chu, now commanded by General Liu Yoa-ting, yesterday abandoned defensive warfare tactics, and swung into operation in a general southern Shantung counter-offensive.

The Chinese thrust between Yenchow, occupied by the Japanese, and Tsining, retaking Sunchihtien in the course of the operations, while contingents spread fan- wise from the south-west, surrounding Tsining. Vanguards pushed on to within 16 miles of Tsining.

Meanwhile on the southern section of the Tientsin- Pukow railway zone, things remained quiet, with the Japanese awaiting their 30,000 reinforcements from Nanking. After their arrival a big "push" is expected to start

According to further Chinese re- ports, Japanese troops in Hongchow are preparing for street fighting by erecting sandbags and machine-gun emplacements. However, the Japan- ese are also mining the bridges on the Hangelow-Nanking highway, which Indicates that the Japanese perhaps will evacuato Hongchow.

Wuhu Slaughter-

A Central News news report states

that during the Chinese affensive,

yesterday against Japanese positions on elevated ground at Wuhu, In which, Chinese planes co-operated, over 1,000 Japanese were killed. The Satany Pao, official organ the Chinese army, states that a

WIE

of

SHANTUNG

WARLORD EXECUTED

Charged With Failure In Military Duties

Hankow, Jan. 24. General Han Fu-chu, Shantung! division of Japanese reinforcementa warlord, was executed at 7 pm. rushed to Wuhu, whilst 40 to-day, following a verdict of the warships are in the vicinity. In at- court martial, which was: “Guilty on tempted retaliation for yesterday's all counts". Chinese raid on Wuhu, 12 Japanese planes approached Wuhan. However

Han was found guilty of disobey | rain and hail forced them to turn ing military orders, and evacuating

back.

Spirited Guerillas

Tainan and other Important military

areas.

The late General Han. Fu-chu was Chairman of the Honan Political

A message from Puklung. Shansi, Council in 1928 and Chairman of the says that mountain fighters of the Eighth Route Army and other Chin-Shantung Council in 1930. Later he became Commander-in-Chief of the

charged

FRANCO DECORATES ALLY

General Francisco Franco, leader of Spain's Insurgent forces, decorates an Italian who fought in the vicious drive on Gijon..

Japanese Seize More Valuable S'hai Property

Shanghal, Jan, 25,

The Japanese military-authorl- ies have informed the Shanghai Municipal Police that they are taking over is Continental Bank, which controls the Bridge House Apartments, as well as the Bank of China, which controls the Asia Hotel,

Both bulldings are situated in Japanese-occupied territory north of Soochow Creek. The Asia flotel is believed to be registered in Hongkong.

The Japanese authorities have, asked foreign residents at Bridge House

to apartments their possessions-United Press.

LONDON DOUBTS JAPAN

remove

BOYCOTT OF JAPAN APPLAUDED

Lord Cecil. Hopes To Make Impression On Government

London, Jan. 24. A resolution welcoming the move- ment to boycott Japanese goods, and hoping that there will be an cx- to Pension of the boycott sufficient convince the Delush Government of the strength of publie opinion on the maller, was moved 19 Lord Cecil. speaking to-night at Hanley, Staffordshire,

FRENCH WARSHIP BOMBED

Insurgent Planes Driven Off By Shore Batteries

Precautions At

Frontier

Paris, Jan. 25. Shortly after the French Government had warned both belligerents in the Spanish war that French gunners would fire on any aircraft, whether Insur gent or Loyalist, which crossed the frontier, Insurgent machines attacked a French torpedo-boat. The attacks occurred off Cerbere,

France, and the ship Involved was the La Poursuivant.

Two bombs fell within a few feet of the stern of the warship.

Coast batteries immediately opened fire on the planes and presently dis-

ipersed them.

2.

• IN MIDST OF BATTLE

The bombed warship was actually In the midst of a battle between two Insurgent cruisers, two destroyers and eight planes and three Loyalist machines.

Shortly before this fueldent the French Consular authorities at Sala. manca protested against the bombing of the French frontier town Bourgmadame.

of

Meanwhile, additional French war -plants-have-been--ordered-to-the Pyreuces Army flying fields-United Press.

LONDON BASKS IN SUNSHINE

While Gale Sweeps Scotland

60,000 - TON

OUTCOME OF STRONG RIVALS

MAY BE SHIPS

Seven Nations Compete For Margin of Security While Costs Mount Enormously

London, Jan. 24.

In a headlong and unprecedented naval race, seven Powers are prepared to lay at least 1,500,000 tons of fight- ing ships during 1938. Already Britain, the United States and Russia are exceeding the 35,000 tons limits, while the experts are certain that eventually the scramble to con- struct 43,000 tons vessels will mark the beginning of a race for increasingly gigantic ships, possibly reaching 60,000, and costing £25,000,000, within five years, unless a halt is called.

France and Italy are indulging in an oblique race, due to the fact that France has seven battleships, mostly of an ancient type, which must protect the Atlantic and Medi- terranean coasts, while Mussolini is already building two.. 35,000 tons ships, and is likely to start spon on two more.

Armed Robber

Faces Police; Gun Misfires

Two Accomplices Escape Pursuers

A daring armed robbery, took place to-day about 7 n.m. at the residence of a Chinese monk, named Wan Chai, of No. 4 Tal On Terrace. One of the robbers, who was captured, attempted to fire on his pursuers.

Three men, two armed with revol- vers, gained entrance to the flat under the pretext of being window repairers. The men proceeded lo ile an amah and the monk with ropes, jand covered them with a blanket, London, Jan. 24. They then left the flat with a suit- Perfectly fine weather, with lovely case of clothing, a watch and some al conference would meet in London sunshine like the best days of mid-money, on February 12, at which the Union

to-day.

He said that the League of Nations Union and the International Pence Campaign had taken pre- liminary steps in aiding the Japanese boycott, and he hoped an internation-

Referring the attacks on

greeted London Kummer,

庭

However, Mussolini's advantago is somewhat lessened due to the fact

James that he must protect the

10 Ethiopia.

In Britain the official attitude t that no decisions will be made re- garding capital chips pending la- quiries whether Tokyo is actually exceeding the limit.

Russia has announced her intention ef_entering_the_race.........and most observers believe she will includo 43,000-lun battleships in her pro- gramme, which would result in italy and Germany doing likewise.

BRITAIN'S PRESENT STRENGTH

Britain at the present has five ships of King George V class underway, and is likely to have five uddlilonal copital ships during 1938-39. This programme would bring her

naval strength above 2.000.000 lòng, includ ing 17 battleships already built, äve underway, ten aircraft carriers, 20 more cuers, 200 destroyers and than 00 submarines, able, except that it is known she Russia's programme is not avail-

(Continued on Page 12.)

SWATOW RICE SHORTAGE

Canton, Jan. 25.

A few minutes after the departure STOP PRESS would urge the adoption of similar During the week-end also the weather of the robbers, the victims managed measures in as many countries was fine and many cyclists took ad- to free themselves. Rushing out to possible.

the vantage of it to spend the day out the verandah, they shouted for help. Their cries attracted the attention League by Italy and Germany, Lord in the country.

In Scotland

A gale swept the of two constables and detective, Cell warned the small Powers of the danger of abandoning the League. country. At Lossiemouth, home town who were just about 50 yards from "Let them consider carefully

the late Mr. Ramsay MacDonald, the scene. Two of the robbers made the of recent international history of those the root of the school was blown off their escape, but the third man faced countries who are wooing them so and landed in the playground, with its the police and pulled. Ühe trigger of

A consignment of 0,000 bags of rice shipped in two steamers is en assiduously, is it not certain that as frame intact. Fortunately no injury his revolver several times, but it did 1000 as they have served their turn was suffered by any of the children.not fire. He was arrested.

Yesterday the landlord of the flat route to Swatow from Canton to re- was asked to paint the window panes,lieve the acute rice abortage there, those seeking their support they-Reuter.

and apparently the robbers heard of Swatow for some time has been conac- this, and made their entrance to the facing a rice shortage and flat,

quently prices have soared making it "The watch and $20 in money were dimcult for the people to purchase their staple food. Within a day ør two another few thousand bugs will be shipped to Swalow-Reuter,.

ese partisans, lured Japanese into Third Army Corps and the Third

lost hosililties he was which just their way, and then rusts Route Arms. At the outbreak of the Army's Actions Louder ed down the hills, Jumping out from with the defence of Shantung. He behind trees to snipe a number of

Than Diet's Words was 47 years of age, the Japanese. Then, in a sword and bayonet attack, the Chinese killed 300 It is reported that General Feng

London, Jan. 24. Japanese, and took the city of Yu-hsiang telegraphed to Han Fu

London newspapers give pro- Tangchuang.

chu some time ago and urged him Maddened by this treatment, the to attend a military conference at minence to Mr. Koki Hirota's Japanese sent a large punitive ex- Kalteng, at which there were 160 speech to the Diet, and many will be abandoned?" he asked. pedition ngalast Tsangchuang, but military leaders, belleved to include have published verbatim reports. the Chinese troops and prople Generals Chu Teh and Peng Te-hual.

General Has arrived in an armoured Mr. Hirota, personally, is res- car full of bodyguards. During the pected, but the general feeling, Minister, Mr. Neville Chamberinin, conference, General Liu Chih berated as described by one critic, is that on the situation in the Far East, is Han for his lack of resistance, the the Japanese army invents the visiting Downing Street to-morrow enemy was too strong. An argument policy in China as it goes along, resulted, and General Han left in n The News-Chronicle says: "The western nations may be excused for the Japanese Ministers' Gendarmes presented Generalissimo taking Chiang Kai-shek's warrant for speeches with a pinch of salt. The nctions of the Japanese forces in

vanished into the mountains.

According to Chinese reports, the Japanese then took revenge by (Continued on Page 12.)

Tommy Farr, Braddock To Fight Again

New York, Jan. 24.

Shantung general replying that the

huft.

General Han's arrest. A fight ensued chins speak louder than the words of and Han's bodyguards were over Mr. Hirota in the Diet." powered, Han being sent Hankow.

The boldness of the crlilclsma

to

It is reported that Han Fu-chu

refused to blow up Tsingtao, where levelled by members of the Japanese against the Government's upon Shen Hung-fich carried out the let

orders of the Central Government, Anancial policy is widely commented the results of such having evaded Han Fo-chu's einig upon, though Jim Braddock, former world heavy-saries who were sent to execute him criticien, except possibly for the

United Press.

themselves, critica

are not con sidered likely to be important yet.

The Times Ge

Geneva correspondent, writing in reference to

to the League

weight champlon, and Tommy Farr, British Empire champion, have agreed to fight a return bout on April 1. Braddock qulpointed Furr referee's decision at Madison Square Garden recently.

on

Council meeting on January 20, says

DEPUTATION. TO PREMIER - The deputation from the National

Council of Labour, to see the Prime Lovely Actress

afternoon-Reuter.

U.S. Senator Encourages Boycott War

Condemns Japanese

“Barbarians"

Found Dead

Police Convinced. Of Suicide

Brookville, N.Y., Jan. 24. Rosamond Pinchot, beautiful 32 year-old actress, clad in an evening gown and fur coat, was found dead from carbon-monoxide poisoning in her automoblie in a garage on the estate of Mr. F. II. Alexander, which she had rented.

recovered.

BOXER SCHOLARSHIP STUDENTS WILL CONTINUE STUDIES

CANTON HEARS RAID ALARM

Canton, Jan. 25. The air raid alarm was sounded in Canton shortly after 7 o'clock this morning. It Is surmised that the again Canton-Hankow railway Notwithstanding the war situation, } the Japanese objective,

Honkow, Jan., 25.

INFANTILE that the Chinese Government's ap of Women Shoppers' boycott, Semmiera dier in the World War United announce ducts of study to be

BOMB THROWN IN SETTLEMENT

the British Boxer Indemnity Board The Japanese have concentrated on will continue sending Chinese pludents various sections of this line for Police said that it was a case of England to pursue higher studies. several days past, but Canton itself Altogether twenty scholarships will is seldom affected by these ralds, als

plance sre suleide, possibly committed as a re- be effered by the Beard this year, though the

usually sult of marital troubles, as the dead Competitive examinations will be sited from Salchten or Tungshan.. woman was alternately reconciled held simultaneously at different |--Reuter. and estranged from her husband, places to select the candidates, with Washington, Jan. 24. Endorsing the Washington League William Gaston, the playwright, and detailed subjects George

Presi Norris, Republican of peal figures on the Council's agenda, but it seems unlikely that the Com- Nebraska, to-day urged American continue to boycott Japan mittee of Twenty-Three will be sun-women moned, as the only concerted help to and bring to a quick end the condict children, conducting warfare in aing the

Ein Asia.

way which would disgrace the worst | News. be expected is humanitarian.

"Defeat Japan in her cruel, in barbarians the world A message from Rome says that enthusiasm for Japanese victories in human, merciless and indefensible known," Senator-Norris went on

attack on peaceful people,” he "It is a well-known fact that Jepan China begins to be tempered by the demanded. "Ching is a pesco-loving is practically bankrupt. She cannot Melbourne, Jan. 24. percoption that ☺ the.......: permisben!

London, Jan. 21, To dale there have been 1,700 damage the war is likely to do to nation and has been attacked by continue this warfare unless one cases of infantile paralyals in the Italian trade, speel it in the export Japan without being given oven away can be found to secure great the death is announce

amount of money which DECEPERIIIS. Musa Jacob le promoting the State of Victoria, and elsew the oute of artindal file. Chingwhich Pidence of rele

The must get it from Sexportalza na Adrian Jones, the well-known sculp dent and. Madison Square Garden la bronk of the epidemid: there have

Visitor Reuter. Hulletin.

There is only one possible obatacio to the fight. Mrs, Braddock may not want her husband to go into, thé ring again.

..

If they do fight again, it will be: over the 12-round route which will be an advantage for Farr, who prefers 15-round engagements be- canson of hinigrost atarina and the Dossibility of wearing down on Zopponcak

PARALYSIS

RAVAGES

has

ever

Five batches of Chinese students have already been sent to England, to take advanced courses there, dur- past five years.-Central

DEATH OF SCULPTOE

Shanghai, Jan. 25. A number of men and women, alt Chinow, were injured lost night when a hand grenade was thrown at this offices of the Social Evening Newr, a Chinese daily, newspaper: published in the Settlement.

The bomb-thrower escaped-Reuter.

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