1938-02-23 — Page 15

THE

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1938.

France May Also Treat With Italians

NATION WILL HONOUR NUMEROUS PACTS WITH CZECHO-SLOVAKIANS

Backs Promises with Huge New Vote for Armaments

Paris, Feb. 28.

TERUEL TAKEN

Loyalists Slain In Hundreds 3,000 MÄDE PRISONER

Hendaye, Feb, 23. The Insurgónta have captured Teruel in one of the bloodiest battles

of the wor

It is claimed that hundreds of Loyalists were sinin or captured while attempting to escape from the encircling movement of o Insur-

M. Yvon Delbos, French Foreign Minister, told the Foreign Affairs Committee to-day that if the Anglo-ents from the north and south. Italian talks succeeded, France might consider opening similar talks, subject to certain guarantees.

Salamanca radio broadcast states that above 3,000 Loyalists have been made prisoner. The captured pro-

Diplomat Dies While Riding Steeplechase

Neck Broken In Fall

From Horso

London, Feb. 22. Mr. Hugh Lloyd Thomas, C.V.O., Envoy Extraordinary and Mintater Plenipotentiary at the British Embassy in Paris since 1935, Wes killed at the Horrington Steeplechase when his horce fell at the last fence, at Derby to-day. His neck was broken when level with the winner,

Mr. Thomas was owner of Royal Mall, winner of the Grand National last

to year. He intended

rido Royal Mail in this year's Grand National-Reuter.

CHINESE PREPARE TO FIGHT MONGOLS

Prince Teh Leading Japanese Allies Against, Suiyuan.

Yulin, Northern Shonsi, Feb, 23. where ley north-westerly winds sweep In snow-bound Sulyuan Provinco,

arcoss the high platesús, two forces are heading for armed collision:

And two personalities are playing leading roles

in this war drama. One is Prince Teh, Mongol leader who has joined the Japanese, and the other Gon. Teng Fao-shan, farmer. perty of the Loyalist army surpasses

Depuly Pacification Commissioner In importance the stores and equip- Mr. Lloyd Thomas, who Was for Kansu, who has been commis- his 90th birthday, sioned by the Central Government to Referring to France's alliance with Czecho-Slovakia, ment seized at Santander or Gijon, it approaching

Is stated,

entered the diplomatic service in M. Delbos said that if international difficulties arose, All night long the flames leaped 1012. He became a first secretary in Yulin to handle the Mongol affair on the spot. Known as a scholar- up from Teruel, signalling a general 1020 and n Counsellor in 1920. He soldier. General Teng is one of the France would have to remember her numerous agree-evacuation. The main column in re- served at Cairo, Constantinople,

treat fought a

bloody rear-guard Rome and Madrid. He was diploma few Chinese military leaders well ments with that country, and France would honour them.

action, while its van struggled the private secretary to the Secretary versed in border affairs,

Princo Tch is heading the Inner He added that he would approach the League of through a weak spot in the Insurgent 1024 to 1939. He accompanied the Government. Dreaming of a great

State for Foreign Affairs from

Mongolia Federal Local Autonomy Nations in an endeavour to obtain from Great Britain & statement on their joint standpoint in the attitude to be adopted-Reuter.

FRENCH CABINET CHANGES

New Premier Is

Likely

The consensus of opinion in the lobbies is that M. Leon Blum or M. Edouard Herriot will take the Promlership, and that, at any rate, both will be in the new Cabinet

More Money For Arms

lincs.

.of

Saragossaenda ve way the Mission to Japan in 1929. He was The have severed the Duke of Gloucester on the Garter north-east and crossed the Segunto assistant private secretary to the road to the cast of Teruel. Thus Prince of Wales from 1920 to 1935. they have left only a single, narrow road to the south, which 18 intensive fire. United Press,

under

Parls Feb. 22.

CABINET IN SESSION Credits to the total of 3,200,000,000 The Loyalist Cabinet has met to

Barcelona, Feb. 23. francs for the purposes of increasing air, land and

are study the military situation. sea defences,

four hours it was in session, to be voted.

The credits will be divided thus: 1,800,000,000 francs for the Air Ministry;

800,000,000 francs for the Navy; 600,000,000 francs for the Army. The Navy's share will be utilised In the 1938 building programme, totalling 68,000 tons, as well as for two 35,000 tons battleships now under construction.

For

At the close an official note aitri. buled the fall of Teruel to the ener mous quantity of "foreign aviation and artillery" employed by the In- surgents.

It was admitted the Loyalists were the Insurgents' unable to match superior war machine In that sector. crase the But the defeat did not Government victory of two months ago, since it had frustrated the In- anti-surgents winter offensive.

The Army's share will be chiefly devoted to war material and aircraft defences.-Reuter.

French Cabinet Meets

Purts, Feb. 23.

He married the Hon. Guendaline Ada Bellew, daughter of the late Hon. Richard Bellew and sister of the 5th Baron Bellew. They had one son and three daughters,

Russia Ready

Mongol empire, he is relying on the Japanese for support. Under him are several thousand Mongol irregulars, l-equipped and ill-trained. Facing these hordes on the south-western Suiyuan front are men under the command of Gen. Teng Pao-shan. They include a newly-organised do- tachment under Gen. Ma Chan-shan, hero of the Nonni River Battle of 1031

While quiet continues to prevail on the southern Sulyuan front as both sides refrain from taking the initia- tive, it is only a full before the storm. In an attempt to strengthen his

peated conferences. with rebellious princes of the Ulanchab League, northerwest of Kwelrul, the capital of Sulyuan.

To Wage War front, Prince Tela hus convened re-

With Gases

Voroshilov Tells

Of Traitors' Fate

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CHINESE PREPARED

Loyal Mongol soldiers are standing

Paris, Feb. 22. The parliamentary groups are meet-

The Chinese, on the other hand, ing io-night to discuss reconstruction

It is claimed Teruel was evacuated

are taking all necessary measures for of the Cabinet on a broader basis.

without loss of men or materiul-

the defense of south-western. Sul- M. Camille Chautemps' Ministry is

United Press,

Moscow, Feb. 22. yuan. Heavy contingents have been FIGHT WAY OUT composed almost entirely of Radical-

Paris, Feb. 22.

Marshal Voroshilov, Soviet War placed along the 300-kilometres front, Barcelona, Feb. 22. Socialists. The Socialists, which form

The French Cabinet met after the Government troops, trapped inside Minister, in a speech on the occasion running from Wuyuan through the the largest party In the Chamber, apparently favour a wider selection, adf Commons debate, and dis-Teruel, an important city in north of the 20th anniversary of the founda- Igecho League to the Sulyuan-Shensi with a Socialist Premier if possible. Cussed foreign affairs, especially can eastern Spain, following encirclement lion of the Red Army, said Russia border,

| cerning Anglo-Italian talks.ficuter of the stronghold by the Insurgents, would pour polson gas "by the pall shoulder to shoulder with the Chinese. It is probable the reshulle will be Bulletin,

fought their way out ful" on her enemies i gae warfare The former are under the command. successfully effected before the Chamber debate- on forign affairs on Friday,

Faithful To League.

yesterday, according to a Government was used against her.. communique.

Marshal Voroshilov explained the of Prince Ah, chief of the Igecho" Learning that the city was com-mystery of the disappearance Mongolian Local Autonomy Commis

League Chairman of the Sulyuan After M. Yvon Deibos last night of the garrison assembled all forces der-in-Chief of the Navy. Degerib- slon, and an ardent

pletely surrounded, the commander Admiral Orlor, former Comman-

supporter of had explained the foreign situation,

Only lost "traltor," Marshal Chiang Kai-shek. the Cabinet and Deputies of the into a column, and led them against ing the Admiral Foreign Affairs Commission at the battle, the garrison succeeded

the beslegers. After a desperate Marshal. Voroshilov added that he year he went to Nanking to pledge Qual d'Orsay Issued a communique breaking through the encircling line it is presumed, he was shot.

in had been destroyed," from which, loyalty to the Central Government.

Should fighting again break out on stating that France remains faithful and joining up with to her alliances and to the League: outside the city.

the Loyalists This is the first official indication the Sulyuon front, the Igeche League

will likely be the It is claimed not a of the fate of Admiral Orlov who was

immediate and that she continues to support the single Government soldier was left removed from his post last October. League is of strategic importance as it Japanese objective. The Irecho principle of collective securit

behind.-Reuter Speclai.

Marshal Voroshilov declared that Tuknachevsky, a former Commander-serves as a bulwark for Ninghsia in In-Chiel, and M. Gamarnik, a former West and Shens! In the south.

The capture of the Igeche League with a similar fate-Reuter.

easy access Lo Ninghsia.

Ninghsia, they would be in a position to strike southward at Kansu where they could cut

от communications between Chinese Proper and Outer Mongolia. In Ninghsia, the Japanese also plan to establish an air base for future military operations against Western and Outer Mongola-Central News.

Reuter

RISKING ITS LIFE

Paris, Feb. 23.

M. Camille Chautemps plans to

M. Delbos declared there was no risk the life of the Cabinet in asking! for a vote of confidence in a foreign need-for-nervousness-but-stressed-the- policy debate Friday or Saturday,necessity for discipline and unity in United Press.

France, and the speeding of re- armament.

ANGLO-IRISH

TALKS RESUME

the

PLANE ATTACKS Vice-Commissar for Defence, met would give the Jap

has FRENCH STEAMER

M. Delbas, it is announced, studied the Austrian question und Herr Hitler's speech, in that con- nection, and also events leading up

Marseilles, Feb. 22.

to Mr. Anthony Eden's resignation The French steamer, Prado was from the British Cabinet. He states attacked and machine-gunned by a the objectives of French diplomacy plane miles of Valencia. One of were governed in a large measure by the crew was wounded,

London, Feb. 22. i Internal policles. But he marked the It is understood a French destroyer Formal Anglo-Elre talks have been necessity for union and disciplined has left Toulon to join the Prado. postponed owing to the Premier's effort and emphasized the Council of Reuter Bulletin. preoccupation in the House of Com-Ministers' manifested resolve to

mens, but preliminary conversations carry оп at the maximum the

were held to-day between British country's production, especially in advocacy of a policy of retreat, risk- Ministers and Irish delegates. It is increasing armaments.

ing the dislocation of France's

understood trade questions were dis- The Foreign Minister has stated friendships and alliances; second, the cussed, and it is expected the talks that two contradictory tendencies anxiety for ill-considered initiative will be resumed to-morrow.hove sometimes been revealed in which would risk dangerous adven- Renter Bulletin.

French public opinion: first, the tures.-United Press.

INSIST

Japanese Ban Code Cables Into Chefoo

British Businessmon Affected

Peiping, Feb. 22. The Japanese authorities in Chefoo are refusing to accept coded tele grams from British and other busi- nessmen, and will not agree to a consular guarantee such as is in force

Shonghal.

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SHANGHAI TERRORISM PERSISTS

Shanghat, Feb. 23. Terrorism_continues in Shanghal.

Mr. Chu Tao-tung, editor of the Chinese language newspaper, the Japanese troops have now reached Kalkingfu, occupying an area con-un Mei Pao, of which Mr. Hoi. P. tolning British coal mines operated by hills, who recently received a threa Pelping syndicate. Chinese troops tening letter from a gang of lerror- are massing at Nanghsien in order to at his home to-day. Opening it, Mr. ista, is publisher, received a package prevent the Japanese from crossing Chu found a human hand, and note the Yellow River near Loyang-saying: "Please stop publishing anti- Japanese articles. If you do no do

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Mr. Chu turned the "present" over to the pollee, who took finger prints of the land.

Meanwhile, Mr. Sammy Chang. who was formerly connected with the Tamel Wan Pao, the Chinese edition of the America-owned Shanghai Evening Post and Mercury, has also received a warning with a severed Hankow, Feb. 23,

hand, but in this care the Angers wers The circumstances leading to Ger-missing-Reuter. many's decision to recognise Man- chukkus are belleved to have been explained to Marshal Chiang Kai- shek by Dr. Oskar Trautmann, German Ambassader to Chinn, in an Interview here yesterday afternoon.

Meanwhlic

the Chinese Foreign Omco ha decided to postpone protest despatch of iis Intended against the Clermon decision pending a careful study of the original text of Herr Hitler's speech. Versions of [the Fuehrer's speech circtiinted here showed considerable. differencs.

Reuter,

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INDIA CRISIS CONTINUES

CONCILIATORY › NOTE FROM VICEROY

Now Deihl, Feb. 22.

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