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roy 四拜 號七十月二英港香 THURSDAY,

No. 15443

FEBRUARY

17, 1938.日八十月正

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WEIHWEI FALLS TO JAPANESE ASSAULT

BUT MASSES OF Britain Perturbed By Events In Central Europe

CRACK TROOPS FACE INVADERS

Chinese Line Pierced

ad Attacking Army ours Swiftly Through

Peiping, Feb. 17.

Japanese official reports claim the capture of Lihwei.

But at the same time it is admitted that the advancing ps have come face to face with three crack divisions of ral Government regulars, stolidly preparing for Le-Reuter.

Shanghai, Feb. 16.

Following an intensive bombardment in which many of explosives were flung against the Chinese tifications, the Japanese troops have made a breach he first line of defence on China's left wing,, north- from Weihwei, according to Japanese despatches.

AMBASSADOR ARRIVES

THE NEW BRITISH AMBASSADOR TO CHINA, Sir Archi- bald Clark-Kerr, who arrived in Hongkong, this morning by the P. GO. Linor Kaiser-1-Hind with Lady. Kerr. Ho was about to inspect the Guard of Honour of Royal Scots when caught by the camera.Stuff Photographer..

Led by tanks and armoured cars, Japanese infantry-RITISH ANTI-JAPANESE

poured through the breach and engaged the Chinese

nguinary hand-to-hand battle.

apanese claim the capture of Fengchiu, 18 miles

of Kaifeng, which, they assert, will enable them

to cross the Yellow River and attack Kaifeng, or te a flanking movement against the "iron belt" th of Weihwei.

end

Ainese despatches record counter- cks against a number of towns Avalon between Yenchow

Meland also claim their troops the Japanese lines of com- on along the Tientsin- railway south of Yenchow. floads of Japanese troops are ported to be rushing from Manchu- to reinforce the Japanese forces the Tientsin-Pukow and Pelping-

kow railways,

го

lous Chinese successes: ped in the area between Nanking Hangchow, including the recap- of two towns on the highway

g the two cities.---Reuter..

ohsien · Cleared Up.

ouhsien, Anhwel, Feb. 17.

forces at Hohsien on the k of the Yangtze River in Fave cleared up the Japanese langshan, Kuchichen und

, to the southwest. ick by 400 Japanese troops nho, west of Yuchichen, on ry 14, was repulsed-Central

Brisk Fighting

Fanchang. Anhwel, Feb. 17. Brisk fighting is going on at Chuazckang, an important point be- tween Wuhu and Wanchih, on the Nanking-Wuhu Railway, which was recently recaptured by the Chinese. The Japanese are fiercely attacking the station. Heavy casualties are reported to have been sustained on both sides--Central News,

Now

Army Tunnel Collapses;

One Killed

The sudden collapse of A tunnel comprising part of the milliary excavations at

now Hang Hau, New Territories, yesterday, buried three work-

meit

Ald was at once procured to release the trapped men, but one of them, Hui Yee, was dead when brought out

The two other coolics, Ku Wal, 20, and Mak Tong, 27, were taken to the Kowloon Hospital with chest and leg injuries.

RAIDERS ATTACK

S. CHINA

Canton's Guns Go Into Action

BOYCOTT MOVEMENT NOT LIKELY TO BE OFFICIAL, SAYS NEW AMBASSADOR

The new Ambassador to China, H. E. Sir Archibald Kerr Clark Kerr, K.C.M.G., granted an interview to the Press shortly after his arrival in the Colony, by the P. and O. liner Kaiser-I-Hind this morning.

Interviewed at Government House, His Excellency. made only one reference to political matters in reply to a question as to whether the boycott movement now being advocated unofficially in London was likely to become official.

BRITAIN'S POLICY ON. CONTINENT

Defended In. Debate In House Of Lords

London, Feb. 16.

JOINS WITH FRANCE IN REPRESENTATIONS TO CHANCELLOR HITLER

Replying to the debate in the House Mussolini Has Undoubtedly

of Lords on foreign policy, Lord

Plymouth sald that the policy of the Government was still based on the principles of the League Covenant.

The policy of isolation which had been

during the debate siropracticable, he said. Referring to the statement made

was quite.

by

the

Foreign

Secretary,

Mr.

friendship

Anthony Eden, with all nations,

had in mind was the desirability of holding discussions on the possible contribu- which ali parties concerned be able to

make towards a Meral

In Europe. appeasement On the question of an understand- ing with Germany, Lord Plymouth said that there was no question of Great Britain dropping the matter. | The British Government intended to continue. Its efforts, Other than this, he had no information, to give the House.

that what the Plymouth said

one,

With regard to Italy, the Govern- ment felt that any agreement must be a completo and comprehensive Efforts to approach the matter by piecemeal methods were unlikely to be of much avall. He was hope ful that it would be possible to eliminate

any difficulties at present standing in the way of an under-

standing with Italy as a result of

goodwill on both sides,

Renounced His Protection

Of Republic Of Austria"

BRITAIN IS PERTURBED, AND FRANCE IS BITTER, AT EVENTS IN CENTRAL EUROPE.

BOTH NATIONS HAVE INSTRUCTED THEIR AMBASSADORS IN BERLIN TO APPROACH THE GERMAN GOVERNMENT AND REQUEST IN... FORMATION ON THE RECONSTRUCTION OF THE AUSTRIAN CABINET.

Archduke Otto, Pretender to the Austrian throne, has left his exile in Belgium for a secret destination.

Diplomatic sources believe that the German. "ultimatum" had Italian connivance, and one source states that Mussolini has "undoubtedly renounced his protection of Austria as a price for the continuance of the Rome- Berlin axis."

The amnesty for political prisoners, signed by. President Miklas, will mean the immediate release of over

The debate was adjourned unna thousand Nazis who have been imprisoned for political

to-morrow.-Router Special..

BIG DROP IN BRITISH REVENUES

Deficit. Shown In International. Payments

London, Feb. 17. A deficit of £52,000,000, compared with £10,000,000 in 1930 and a sur- plus of £32,000,000 in 1935, is shown

Britain's balance of international payments on the revenue account of 1937.

"So far as I know, I do not think it will ever become in the Board of Trade estimates of official," he said.

His Excellency sald he planned to leave with his wife by H.M.S. Fal- mouth on Saturday for Shanghai. When there he would confer with Mr. R. G. Howe, Charge d'Affaires and would then proceed as soon as possible to Chungking to present his credentials to the President of China. Mr. Howe, he thought, would be re- turning Home shortly,

While in England, said His Excel- lenicy, he met Sir Hughe Knatchbull- Ilugessen and was glad to say that the former Ambassador was making a good recovery from the wound he sustained in China last year.

"We were 36 hours too late to see

Smith, Alde de Camp to His Ex-

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was

Mr. and Mrs. G. C. Pelham also

Clean Bill

Of Health

For Colony -Except City

1

With the exception of the residential area of Victoria, the Colony yesterday had its cleanest bill of health for many months.

No cases of notifiable diseases were reported from Old or Now

The deficit arose from the further | Increase of £80,000,000 in excess of merchandise imports, in addition to which the net Imports of silver_were £10,000,000 compared with larger net exports of £1,500,000.

On the other hand, It is estimated that invisible exports rose by - £03,- 000,000.

British shipping earnings, with higher freight rates and more active employment of tonnage, aro - con- sidered to have been nearly 50 per cent. larger than in 1936. The net

offences.

London, Feb. 16, It is authoritatively

Japan's Needs that Great Britain is "gravely To Be Met By

Bond

preoccupied" with events in Austria.

Issues

Tokyo, Feb, 17, The Finance Ministry has fixed a supplementary budret of -4,- 200,000,000 yen, according to the Asahi Shimbun.

Of this huge sum 400,000,000- yen are to be raised by taxation, 4,400,000,000 yen by bond, issues. An additional 280,000,000 yen must be found for interest pay- ments.

After Cabinet approval at the end of February, the Budget wili go to the Diet and the forecast is that it will do passed unanimous- 1y.

80,000 TO...

income from this source is estimated ut £130,000,000, or £45,000,000 STRIKE IN

higher than in 1930,

Overseas investment

Income Is

estimated to have been about £15,- FRANCE

|000,000 higher and commissions, et cetera, £5,000,000 higher than the year previous Reuter.

Kowloon, Shaukiwan, Aberdeen, Rescue Plane Rural Hongkong or the New Territories.

Paris, Feb. 10. Eighty, thousand metal work- ers in Nord Provinco will go out jon strike within a week if the employers refuse to grant wage

Following consultations with France it has been decided to jointly ask Berlin and Vienna for reassurances that Austrian integrity will be respected.

From an unimpeachable source it is learned that the represen- tations will leave no doubt regarding British and French feelings on the subject,

A high diplomat, speaking to United

Press representatives in "London, said that Mussolini had Mundoubtedly renounced its protec- tion of Austria, and was now paying the price for a continuance of the Rome-Berlin axis”—United Press.

INFORMATION REQUESTED

Paris, Feb. 10. It is authoritatively stated here, that the British and French Govern- ments have instructed their Ambi

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STOP PRESS

ROOSEVELT SIGNS FARM BILL

Washington, Feb. 17. President. F, D. Roosevelt has slaned, the controversial and much- amended Farm Bill, authorising, trol by means of national areago among other things, production con-.

unlons.

loans when prices fall below

62 per cent. of parity, The decision to strike was reached" The House of Representatives has by a departmental congress attended passed an appropriation of $250,000,- by, delegates from 33 metal workers" 000 for emergency rellet for the next

Reaches Soviet increases demanded by the quotas and mandatory commodity

small-pox, totalling 22, were re- Scientists

the opening of the naval base at Singapore but I was very much im- pressed with what I saw in Singapore Canton, Feb. 17.

jas I am with Hongkong since this is Fight Around Weihwei An air raid alarm sounded at amy first visit to the Far East."

11.11. to-day. Several groups of

Sir Archibald accompanied by his Chengchow, Feb. 17. Japanese planes are operating In wife, was greeted by Capt. Batty The Chinese are throwing in heavy various parts of Kwangtung. reinforcements to check the advance Seven of the raiders were Been cellency the Governor, and of the Japanese now converging at carly to-day at Salchuen, north-west escorted by him to Government Wethwei on the Pelping Hankow of Canton. The thud of bombe could House. Railway, in north Honan,

be heard from some distance.west

All of yesterday's cases of Heavy fighting is

proceeding of Shameen. in the range of hills in the northern Two planes were also seen over went on board to meet Sir Archibald suburbs of the city. Owing to the the city and another across the river, and Lady Kerr Clark Kerr and came ported from Victoria, bringing stubborn- resistance put up by the south of Shameen.ne

over with them in the launch Lila, the Colony total since January hinese, the Japanese invaders have ~Anti-alreraft guns are: thundering An escort of a Police Launch and 1 to 691.

Moscow, Feb. 10. Har modo no headway, *** Into action and smoke-puffs appear a Naval pinnaco WIS provided.

In addition, Victoria reported Murman has landed on the ice-floo

An aeroplane from the ice-breaker unions. the left flank of the railway all around the speeding aircraft. The launch proceeded to

Queen's ese column is pushing toward Reuter.

Pier where leading citizens were one case of mensies, three of where four Soviet scientists [They have [rejected an "arbilcal

have alled-city of Wellisten and

introduced ONE PLANE DOWN

to the Ambassador meningitis and one of dysentery, been marooned for several months. nochen right

and a Guard of Honour drawn from Canton, Feb. 17,

The plane expects to take the men the Bank the

off at any moment-Reuter. are holding positions at Tao that one of the 17 Japanese planes

It has been omcially announced the Royal Scots, was provided.

At Queen's Pler His Excellency the terminus of the Taokou watch ralded the Canton-Hankow met 11. E. Vice Admiral Sir Percy

SUCCESSFUL LANDING Aghus Hallway, and Liyuantun and Canton-Kowloon railways yester- Noble, H. E: Major General A W Small batches of Japanese plain alathes men are reported to Have day was brought down by Chinese Bartholomew, the Hon. Mr. RAC ched Tengchili on the horth bank anti-straraft-fire. The plane crashed North, Mr. P. Blunt, Consul General -on-thes Cinton-Hankow for Canton, Brigader king and Mrs.

Recrults for all arms in the Re-Pilot Therevelchny and co-pilot morrow King, Tiight-Llout

ILL Wallace, gular Army last week numbered 750, Kahaivanov successwully landed on mediately Elver but are closely watched by Japanese rakdere deppped Adjutant Akal Tak, and Tilght of whom 373 enlisted in the infantez le for. Found Paparin and.part7

now at Tontowia mlion on the Lleut. C. A. Walt, representing the his in a total incremes of 202 over op propatia to rel

well" and in rood spirits, "h ilway and the Commanding meerdere, herrilla: for the on the Canton Hankow After inspecting Und: Guard, the trends in Ebenegrettrauties to the glosures first with thejë tatu

500 the

went at 'Weihwel Chinese

f the Yellow River In norterri Hör panther are attempting to cross

festalpene troops guarding the banking Wanwhile, Chinese brilla troops

RECRUITING

A Moscow, Feb. 10: Ice-breaker Murmianale

hina

ügreement awarding them 44 per cent, wago・ Increases, and are de- manding increases ranging up to 11 per cent.-Rentar Special

JOINT ACTION

Valencienne, Feb., 10.

INCREASEut the following rudia message to strike which was duo to

Moscow: London, Feb. 16.

will not tommperice int

one unionista have agreed

the decision of otlar strike only when the

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