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Glenn Bradley
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
JAPANESE
ACROSS
YELLOW RIVER
Chinese Aircraft Raid Nanking
Shanghai, Mar. 11.
The Japanese oficially claim that two detachments crossed
FRIDAY, MARCH 11, 1988,
DEFENCE WEAKNESS
OF PHILIPPINES
EXPOSED BY
QUEZON
Washington, Mar. 10.
President Franklin Roosevelt has sent a letter to Congress concerning President Manuel Quezon's report on the Philip pines. The transmission is a rutine matter, and no comments have been added to the report, . {'
President Quezon's report draws, is inherently one of the first responsi-i attention to the urgent necessity of billties of a sovereignty, and presents, the case of the Philippines. the Yellow River in the agricultural diverslication in view in
Not northern-most section of Shansi, of the prospect of curtailment of the problems of unusual gravity. opposite Huku, at dawn yester-free entry of Philippine products to only is the matter of cost vital, but to our limited resources and day, and that by the evening the United States. The report-stated of warships there cannot be sald of Lo have been devennable of under-
studying was
bny numerous
suitable recurity on of}
advisability the they were in possession of two that the National Economic Council small villages on the far side of stating industries that will respond professional class
to the immediate needs of the people. taking the design und the river.
those that produce The river at this sector is still expecially
like
food and clothing. |
The letter said that the defence the first frozen, and this is
which constitute the major importa vetem took the form of the gradual A census building up of defence strength and Japanese mention of a crossing. tions of the Philippines.
how in process of being taken and the "focussing of defensive prepara- --Reuter.
it will provide much additional in- tions by every towards his The letter tomnitation upon which
can be based wn home and With the limited
-ald that these preparations included
TUNGKWAN DEFENCES
SHATTERED
Shanghai, Mar. 11. Domel's correspondent at Peiping reports that a Japanesa spokesman
planning.
nomic formation at prerent to the army, air corps, and an offshore!
dato and
und, only the main outlines of such plan can be indicated." President Quezon stated that there Increases In sald that Tungkwan was "under had been substantial Japanese control", although Japanese trade between the islands and over- troops had not yet crossed the Yellow seas in 1937, and this indicated eneral prosperity in the Philippines, He said that the financial condition of all the provinces, chartered elties. municipalilles and municipal districts had also markedly improved.
River.
He said that the Chinese batteries at Tungkwan had been silenced and the defences shuttered, fe added that traffic on the Lunghai railway had been suspended at Tunkwan where the Japanese artillery com- mands the line-United Press.
CHINESE RAID NANKING
when
Hankow, Mar, 11. More than 10 Japanese planes are believed to have been destroyed on the ground yesterday squadron of Chinese planes sluged another raid on the Tachiaochang! airdrome outside the Kwanghuamen Gate in Nanking.
The Chinese rolders caught the Japanese entirely unprepared. No made by the Japanese to attempt was fly off the 20 planes lined up on the aerodrome, and no anti-aircraft were fired. After empying their bomb the Chinese airmen racks, their planes back to their base safely.
Another
squadron
of Chinese planes, meanwhile, flew in Pengpu. important railway town in Anhwel, with the mission of ralding the Japanese uirdrome there. But find- ing no planes on the airdrome, they bombed instead a Japanese troop
train near Linhwalkwan station on the Tientsin-Pukow Railway south of the Hwai River. The damage is yet unknown.-Central News.
during
from
the
100,000 CHINESE CASUALTIES Peiping, Mar, 11. Japanese official despatches Shansi cluím that operations in the southern half of Shansi in the past month, Chinese casualties were 100,000, while the Japanese added an area of roughly 200 square miles to their possessions. -Reuter.
GUNFIRE AUDIBLE IN SHANGHAI
ihing, Mar. 11. Gunfire presumably from Chinese guerilla troops is reported to be fre quently audible in the western out- skirts of Shanghai,
At Poctung the Japanese, it is said,
are strengthening their defence works i
against Chinese as a precaution
guerilia activities.-Central News,
Reincarnated Dalai Lama Discovered
Chungking, Mar. 11. Reincarnation of the Daln! Lama, in the person of a four year-old boy, has been discover- ed in an unnamed place in the Chinghal province on the north- east border of Tibet, according to the Chinese press.
Thibetans are making plans to welcome the new Lama at a cost of £35,000-Reuter.
rol of small torpedo boats to "give timely warning of approaching in- nders."
Regarding judicial reform, the re- sold these were instiluted "in to make the judicial system truly independent, and thereby to en- nce the cunfidence of the people in The report sald that dur- mediatory," ing the entire time covered by the ing
-engrt. the relations between the mmonwalth and the office of the United States Commissioner had been
cordini. The report drew particular niten- very co
activity precedented
la the tion to the national defence pre- gramme in which it was stated that mining industry had featured 1936, blans were progressing in an "orderly and "as a result of this activity, the and effective fashion," adding that reduction of gold and other minerals national security was one of the most was becoming one of the mast im- ortant problems facing the Com-portant industries in the Philippines."
inlled Press. monwealth, "The defence function
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JOE E.
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U.S. Selling More Goods To Asiatics
Washington, Mar. 10.
The Department of Commerce
That many of Hongkong's school boys and giris are willing to go with out their funch so that their fighting states that Asiatic trade exports in- while Imports declined countrymen may have adequate cloth-creased, Ing, is revealed in information re during January compared with the
1937.
ceived to-day concerning the collec- i corresponding month in 0.908,
Exports to Asla were tion of over $1,000 in the first day, yesterday, of the Fasting Campaign 000 compared with U.S.$42,589,000. of Hongkong Students.
Exports to the Philippines were 56,095,000 compared with $5,004,000. At the beginning of this month Mr.To China they were $3,277,000 com- Taang Yang-fu, Mayor of Canton and pared with $5,000,000, to Japan $20,- President of the Canton Relief Asso-410,000 compared with $22,333,000. clation, telegraphed to the Hongkong Imports were: From Asin $43,882,- Students Rellef Association request-060 compared with $00,372,000. From ing it to raise funds for sending win-the Philippines $0,159,000 compared
clothing to the troops.
with $6,260,000, from China $3,878,000 Following a meeting of the local compared with $0,405,000, and from Association it was decided to hold Japan $11,490,000 compared with the campaign from March 10 to 12 $17,083,000 United Press. inclusive. It is possible it may be extended, for the response, has been enthusiastic.
ter
BUDGET DAY APRIL 26
HEROIN DIVAN KEEPER TAKEN
Leung Wong, unemployed, appear- ed before Mr. H. R. Butters at the Central Magistracy
this morning, charged with the possession of 1,021 heroin pills at No. 17 Wellington
Street.
Revenue
J.
London, Mar. 10. Mr. Neville Chamberlain, the Prime Stephens said that the floor was a Minister, announced in the House of heroin divan, and quite large buel- that the budget!ness – was being done..Defendant Commons to-day would be introduced to Parliament on was sentenced to six months' hard
labour. April 28-Reuter Bulletin. joylam
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