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三拜禮 號六廿月正英港香 WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 26, 1938. 日五廿十月二十

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ARMY

IN

JAPAN MAY

DIET INFORMED Air Raid Takes Serious

ON DETAILS OF

CHINA POLICY.

Hirota Says Relations

With Great Britain

"Are Most

Complex

Tokyo, Jan. 26.

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Japanese troops may be stationed in China after the ermination of the current hostilities. This was indicated to the House of Representatives by General Sugiyama, War Minister, replying to a query whether or not it was necessary to have permanent garrisons in China when peace is restored there.

Admiral Sugiyama said: "The Japanese army authori ties are at present too engrossed with military operations to consider the question. However, we are carefully studying the problem of stationing troops, not only in China, but also in Manchukuo.

Other important declarations made by members of the Cabinet included Mr. Koki Hirota's statement that the four peace terms made public by him on January 22 would form the basis of any future peace negotiations, and his disclosure that the Japanese Government intended to

demand full indemnification by China for damages suffered by Japanese nationals there.

Prince Konoye declared that the apanese Government would never

of itself have directly proposed peace

o the Chinese Government

PERTINENT QUESTIONS Questions asked by Mr. Benk- yoshiro, Independent Member of Parliament and widely known as a religious leader included:

"Does the Government intend to appoint a Governor-General in North Chins to give political guidance to the authorities in that region?"

Eden, Delbos, Chautemps

In Agreement

Paris, Jan. 25.

TROOPS MOVE BY TRUCK FLEET

石坊

紀場

The speed with which the Japanese army drove against Nanking recently surprised many observers. It was made! possible largely by the use of mechanical equipment, such as the AMERICAN

flects of trucks which carried infantry into the lines of action. Here, in the ruins of Tazang, fresh troops puss on their way i to the front in one of the hundreds of lorries which serve the army.

CHINESE PRESS CONTINUES DEFIANT OF JAPANESE

Hankow, Jan. 25.

LABOUR

SAYS "NO"

Opposed To World

Economic Boycott Of Japanese

Mlami, Jan, 25.

of the

Representative of official Chinese opinion, the very The exccutive council influential newspaper._the_Takung Pao. interprets the latest-American Federation of Labour, Japanese declaration to mean the end of third party mediation, which is holding a session here, to- and an indication that Japan intends to cut off China's supply routes.

The paper describes the Peiping regime

illegitimate as "Japan's child", and says that Japan's threat Mr. Anthony Eden, British Foreign that she may still declare war on Will it be necessary to station Minlater, en route to Geneva. had China in order to stop foreign arms troops in various parts of China and conversations with AL Camille shipments, and also to avoid the fur- to reorganise these military units us Chantemps. French Prime Minister, ther

possibility of third party media- colonial troops?"!

and M. Yvon Deibos, Foreign Minis-tion, is merely meant to frighten the "Are the four peace proposalster, at the Quai D'Omay, to-day, foreign powers, announced by Mr. Hirota also to be after which # communique was The position 'and power of the submitted to the new regime which | issued.

Chinese Government is not affected by these declarations, says the news- paper, and the determination of the

International

South Africa

Labour Joins Boycott War

Of His Supportors

is expected to appear?"

"Did Japan desire peace through It stated Lint

was examined in all its Chinese Government and the people Attice Explains Views October a third party last

situation when fighting was still in progress in aspects, and that the three Ministers is stilt tu continue resistance to Shanghai?"

found themselves in complete agree-Japan.-United Press, meat regarding the manner in which they contemplated questions to be discussed at the League Council Meeting.-Reuter,

Mr. Benkyoshiro also referred to the German Government's statement on January 19 which said that both the Chinese and Japanese Govern- ments expressed a desire for German co-operation in reaching a peaceful settlement.

PRINCE KONOYE REPLIES Replying. Prince Konoye,

the

Later.

Paris, Jan. 25. Mr. Eden and M. Delbos left for Geneva at 10.20 p.m. It is under- stood the Anglo-French discussions were very cordial, included Spain

of joint or similar statements with

Prime Minister, said Japan might and the Far East, and the question consider establishment of certain machinery for extending the pollti-regard to the League Covenant. It

cal guidance of North China at on opportune time."

is understood that the effect will be

to strengthen, rather than weaken the Covenant, and there will be no

He said the Japanese Government question of modifying Article 10.- had consistently sought China's re-Reuter. consideration of her attitude from

the beginning of the incident last

year to January 1 of this year when

the Japanese Government issued a AID FOR

statement

policy.

enunciating its China

"The Government

never of itself

proposed pence with the Nationalist Government," Prince Konoye de- clared,

|RUBBER

PRICES

:: ENTERING NEW ERA

lában is now entering a new era, plained, with the present Incl- Is the turning point. There- Jie Government must carry out forms necessitated by the new dons. ratly,

be must reforms arried out in fields directly connect- on clared.

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Market Booms To Now Quota

JAPANESE SEEKING CREDITS

But For Indirect Use In Campaign Against China

London, Jan. 25.

Capetown, Jun. 25, Propaganda work to achieve a boy cott of Japanese goods in the Union is being actively carried on by the Federation of Labour Unions, and re- peated representations have made to

Inbour

The World's

Master Tyre

CHINA

Toll At Ichang

SURPRISE ATTACK ON RIVER PORT CAUSES

ABOUT 100 CASUALTIES

Russian Ambassador's Delay Causes Some Apprehension

Hankow, Jan. 26.

A reliable foreign source states that approximately 100 persons are killed and injured in the air raid on Ichang on January 24, the port being taken by surprise when the Japanese raiders appeared.

This being the first raid on Ichang, the populace did not pay much attention to the air raid alarm and went about its daily routine as usual, until the raiders appeared overhead.

H.M.S. Tern, under Lieut.-Comdr. G. G. Pugh-Cook is at present stationed at Ichang-Reuter.

P. AND O. WITHDRAWS OLD LINER

Kaiser-I-Hind Soon Making Last Trip

To Far East....

London, Jan. 25. The P. and O. Hner, Kaiser-I-Hind, of the

Inst

pre-war vessel

Ambassador Endangered

Hankow, Jan. 25. Late to-night It was learned that the Soviet Ambassador, M. Luganeis- Orelsky, who has been to Chungking o present his credentials to the Chinese Government, had arrived at this crowded river port by air. But for some time there had been fears for his safely,

Yesterday, rumour had it that the Ambassador's party had fallen in with a force of Japanese raiding planes and had been attacked. It was actually stated that one of the -Russians-had-been-killed-This-tale-

is now denied.

day rejected a proposal to join the

Originally, however, M. Luganets- Orelsky set out from Chungking groups of Great Britain, France, Switzerland, Sweden, Russia the

yesterday, and the plane in which and the Netherlands in an economic Peninsula and Orient Line, will be party travelled actually was held alliance against Japan, although the withdrawn from the run in April up because of bombing attack on council deplored the "agressive, inde-when she will make her last trip from Ichang. It turned back." fensible and uncivilised warfare being Japan.

carried on by Japan," and expressed; She broke the record in a run be- However, the party arrived in willingness to employ the anti-tween Plymouth and Bombay on herankow to-day after an uneventful Japanese boycott voted for at the maiden voyage, and she has sluce trip.—United Press. fast conference of the Federation.-been on the Far East service, latterly Refugees May Come South

дв rellet ship,

She was one of the six vessels which went to the rescue of the French

Reuter.

REPORT DENIED

new crew is being sought led waterfront rumours that the

one-

Hankow, Jan. 28. Efforts are being made to arrange

week in

the first

San Francisco, Jan. 25. liner, Georges Phillippar 1932 in for another refugee train to leave for the steamer Federal, according to was destroyed by fire on her return February.

There is no labour trouble aboard the Gulf of Aden. The French vessel the south In the General Steamship Corporation to France after a maiden voyage to

gents. The vessel is loading scrap the Far East-Reuter.

The train will carry some 70 Iron for Japan and the fact that a Hongkong once a year as a relieving resort 125 miles up

а The Kalsar-I-Hind normally visited

Inhabitants, mostly missionuries of Kikunshan, a popular mountain may refuse to call on Thursday. At was regularly employed as a

the Peiping- men ship on the Far Eastern service. She Hankow railway from Hankow. present, however, they are continuing class

The railway authorities are trying ship between Bombay

and to allocate three coaches, which are to work-Reuter.

London. Extension of the P. & O. all that are available at the present. Yesterday, according to a United Branch service to Australia, in which An enquiry was received at been Press message, the Chinese crew of the new "Strath" class liners are em- Hankow yesterday evening

from the Government by the the Federal, which was algned on inployed, has relieved congestion on the Ichang, asking for accommodation on South African Trades, and Labour Hongkong and went to San Francisco Indian service sufficiently to permit this train for an unstated number of Council, with a view to preventing and New Orleans, starled a

it withdrawal of the Kaisar-1-Hind, the sale of Japanese goods bearing down" strike and appealed to the sccording to Information obtained Persons desiring to evacuate the river

port.-Reuter. no indication of the country of origin. Federal Government for support in from the P. and O. offices here to- -Reuter.

their action, because they sald the day. Federal was being laken to Japan lo be used as scrap for the Japanese, They feared either imprisonment or death when they reached Japan, or death as trailors when they landed in Chino,

LABOURITES TALK WITH PREMIER

London, Jan. 25. A new drive on the part of the The Prime Minister, Mr. Neville Japanese to cure foreign credits Chamberlain, to-day received a de- for indirect use in the China war is putation from the National Council mentioned by the News-Chronicle, of Labour, representing the Trade and the National which points out that Japan has up- Union Congress parently abandoned hope of a direct Executive Committees of the Labour State loan either in England or the Party and the Parliamentary Labour

Party, United States.

The Japanese Government's new.

The reputation was headed by Mr. move is to usd private trading com- Clement Attlee, who stated the views panies as a Be

screen from behind which of organised British labour regarding Lo obtain foreign credits. For In- stance, the South Manchurian Rail-thecourse the Government should

take in relation to "Japan'a 'aggres-! way is negotiating in Switzerland slun in China". with the Credit Suisse and others for n substantial loan.

Π London, Jan. 25. Considerable excitement prevailed the rubber exchange to-day following the reduced quota

of

A communique will probably be Issued Inter-Reuter.

Japanese Corporation

Trade, registered in Man- an-chukuo, and the Heavy Industries

and America to seek credits-Reuter.

d with the China incident," he de-nouncement, and prices generally Development Corporation of Japan Amplifying the Prime Minister's were marked up a forthing, and in have despatched emissaries to Europe

ly, Mr. Kok! Hirota, Foreign some cases 5/10ths of a penny.

Speculators, however, decided to Ainister, sald' the causes of the pre- take quick profits, and conseg Cent confilet "are most complex and

consequently not fully held. are the relations between Great the best levels were

the committee's action, which is in- ritain and Japan."

The market generally, welcomen

30 KILLED IN

BARCELONA ··-

Germans Get New View Of China Politics

Communist Influence Denied In Press

Berlin, Jan. 25.

STOP PRESS

HAINAN TRAINS

RECRUITS

Canton, Jan. 20.

that

ROOSEVELT STUDIES DEFENCES

Conference With Congress Chiefs

Washington, Jan. 25. President Franklin Roosevelt this afternoon conferred with member of the House of Reprezentatives' naval and military appropriations com- mittees, which has given rise to re- The Canton Gazette to-day pubparts that the President is consider shes a report from Hainan ing broadening the naval building An Interview with Generalissimo 10,000 Miao and Lino aborigines of programme ga wail'ns expansion of Chiang Kai-shek, which is remark-the northern part of the Island, are the army. ably sympathetle towards Chinn, is undergoing an intensive course of published by the Deutsch Allegemeine military training as "home guards," the Military Zeitung, from & special correspondent, The report adds that, these aburl In it he refutes the view entertained gines show much enthusiasm. and in many German circles and often when they have. completed their. expressed in the German presa, that training they may be drafted to the China is under Communist influenca.war front-Router.

The writer speaks of Chlang. Kal- | Barcelona, Jan, 25.

shek's unti-Communist campaign, raise the price." It opinion that the average quain of 65

The city was again bombed this and denies that Communism In- per cent for the first half of the year

marning when 12, Insurgent planes, fluences the political affairs of China. dropped 40-bʊgibe in the central and Re-quotes-Lie ---Generalissimo --- as BEEN PREPARED TO TREAT makes ample allowance for the main-

tence of the United States' consump« The Italian planew led by Bruno 30 and wounding over 10.

southern part of Barcelona, killing saying "Querilla warfare

reeding. Not bork" of offensive la The Japanese Government, and tion around the current level; but if Mussolini, new from-nome to Blo de desamling Salman possibile data the present that the Hirota, had formerly been pre-the American industry-revives-to imeiro:igt aanhours 45 minutes-it-isa.The -- attackerharted only two organimation una diffig-up of Chinem Sy to negotiate for peace any material extent, there la no does, announced they landed sately here, minutos, and the inhabitánia barat

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He said he did not believe Britain

the committee's action, which is in- would "formulate a short-sighted policy based on the untoward hap- terpreted as a gesture in order to

ings which had been reported

Ume to time."

is the general

Italians Fly To

Rio From Rome

In 39 Hours

Rome, Jan. 20. 1

BOMBING RAID

pro-

-(Tatthør Stop Press Notes on)

Mr. Andrew J. May, a member of Committee enriler stated that the "whole defence lay- out", would be under discussion.

Mr. Carl Vinson, Chairman of the Naval Committee, sald he expected that the President's message to Con- gress would embrace the entire. national defence system.

After the conference, the leaders sinted that President Roosevelt was sunding a special messago to" Cón- gress in a few days, danling in broad: phrases with national defence.

Mr May, declared-that-the-con- ference considered All sections of des fence including: pirovatLAROUSSY: