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FIRST EDITION

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Hongkong Telegraph

FOUNDED 1851

No. 15470

一拜禮 號八十月三英港香

MONDAY,

MARCH 28, 1938.

日七廿月二

SINGLE COPY 10 CENTS $30.00 PER ANNUM

CHINESE

MOTORISTS

WHOSE MOTTO IS

Safety

First

ALWAYS FIT

DUNLOP TYRES

ATTACK ON LONG

ON LONG FRONT

HEAVY BLOWS Armed Strikers Threaten British

CONTINUE TO

GAIN GROUND

Pinglu Among Many Important Towns Now Recaptured

STRONG FORCE ACROSS YELLOW RIVER AGAIN

Shanghai, Mar. 28.

It is admitted that numerous Chinese U.S. detachments have re-crossed the Yellow River --north of the Kaifeng and Menghsien vicinities.

Very heavy fighting is going on at Linyi where Chinese and Japanese artillery are engaging in a duel across the Yi River.

Japanese reports admit that tens of thousands of Chinese troops are blocking the. Japanese advance. The reports state that "rivers of blood are washing the borders of the Shansi and Shantung provinces."

Chinese reports claim the re-occupation of a dozen towns.

The

Is counter-offensive

1210 Chinese. greatest yet made by the It extends from eastern Shantung to north-west Shans), and both regular troops and guerillas are laklar part in Fighting is also going on in the southern part of the Tientsin- Pukow railway front and at Lake Tal, and casualles everywhere are reported to be very heavy.

Over 80 Japanese planes bombed Bankow and Wachang aerodromes yesterday, this being the biggest raid yet slaged in Central China- United Press.

Japanese Admit Troubles

Peiping. Mar. 28. Several thousands of Chinese troops have managed,

New Central

Government Proclaimed

Shanghai, Mar. 28.

The Central China Provisional Government has been proclaimed at Nanking.

The five-barred flag has been hoisted over the New Asla Hotel, Nevertheless, Japanese sources slate the Nanking headquarters delalis has refused additional unobserved, to re-cross the Yellow River in North Honan to-day, causing the Japanese some trouble.

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The Japanese claim to have pulsed one body of 3,000 men Menghslen north of Loyang, and to have fought other engagements with small groups of Chinese elsewhere. ---Reuter.

Successes In South Shansi

Chengchow, Mar. 28, Smashing through the Japanese Hines, Chinese troops operating north of the Yellow Hiver have again re- south Shansi, bordering the Great captured Pinglu, strategic city in

Divide.

The Japanese garrison of the city, scattered in disorder, has retreated toward Yuncheng and Anyl, further north.

until, to-day's press conference, when the establishment of the new Government will be forinally announced.-United Press.

Consul Warns

American Missionaries

Missions Used For War

Purposes Alleged

Shanghai, Mar. 28.

PART OF WAR'S “GLAMOUR",

Government

Strikes Back At Mexico

Washington, Mar. 27. Arising out of the dispute over the expropriation of foreign oll companies holdings in Mexico, It is authoritatively stated that the United States Government has abrogated, as from April 1, the agreement for the purchase of Mexican silver, which bus been regarded as a major factor

the stabilising

Mexican currency sysleni-Reuter.

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No Decision Yet

Washington, Mar. 27.

A Treasury Department spokesman

Long after the "Banzais" that cheered them on to vic- tory as they left Tokyo have died away, here is a phase of war that takes away the glamour. Marching through snow and mud these Japanese soldiers are moving up to the front, through a hamlet in central China. They are now largely on the defensive,

LOYALIST DEFENCES CRUMBLING AGAINST

FRANCO'S PRESSURE

Saragossa, Mar. 27.

General Franco's army which is now in motion along Issued a statement to-day that no the whole line from north of Huesca to the north cornert gard to the purchase of Mexican of the province of Castellon, is advancing at a fantastic

derision had been reached with re-

cllver. The spokesman added that a

decision would not be taken until speed, and is now within sight of the borders of Valencia after April 1, when the United States and Catalonia, gravely threatening to cut off Barcelona commitments to buy Mexican silver during March expired.-Reuter. from the rest of Spain.

The Insurgent forces which crossed the Ebro River

Noted Greek last Wednesday, advanced north and drove the Loyalists

Statesman Passes Away

Leader of Conservative Democratic Party

Athens, Mar. 27.

The death is reported, from heart failure, of Dr. Andrew Michaloko- poulos, former Premier of Greece, and leader ut the Greck Con- servative

Party, He

Dem Reuter.

was 63 years of

Dr. Michalkopoulos,, LLD., law. and politician, was educated at yor Athens University. He became barrister-at-law and had been

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Deputy for Patras since 1810. From

1915 to 1017 he was Minister of National Economy. In 1917, he was appointed Minister of War, and a

-Minister later, became year

out of the so-called Lenin Line at the point of the bayonet, and contacted Sarenina with the Insurgent troops from Huesca,

Many Loyalists are said to be entrapped in a pocket near Saragossa, and thousands of prisoners as well as enormous quantities of material have been captured.— Reuter.

ITALIAN LEGION REDUCED

Rome, Mar 27.

A communique, published in In- o formazione Diplomatica with regard

with

The American Consul-General has Agriculture. From 1919 to 1920 he to Mr. Noville. Chamberlaits speech, broadcast an informative warning to was Minister of State.

says that responsible Italian circles American missionaries remaining in In 1924 he became Prime Minister are Inclined to whore Mr. Chamber- Yihslen and Lingyi enst of the and Minister of Finance, and two Tientsin-Pakow railway, where at

the years later was appointed Minister lain's optiniam in connection present, fighting is raging,

the for Foreign Affairs. He served in M. Anglo-Itallon negotiations. effect that he was informed that the Venizelos" Cabinets from August,

The communique, adds that Italy Japanese considered their mission 1928 to May, 1932, from June to property was being used by the November in 1932, and from January will keep her pledge to withdraw Chinese for war purposes,

Italian feglonaires from Spain when The

warning added that the He became a Senator in 1933, and the French and Russians are prepared Consul-General had been given to wa President of the Forelan to do as much, and to apply properly understand that if this practice con- Secretarial Committee, and -vice-

the whole of the British "non-inter- tinued the Japanese might be forced President of the Cabinet,

On the other hand, vention, plan. alt to take retaliatory action on the

mission property,

since no reinforcements have been

The recapture by Chinese troops of Fongchlu, Important town on the north bank of the Yellow River in in north Honan, was confirmed despatches received here to-day.

The Chinese troops, assisted by n squadron of bombing planes, entered the city, at seven o'clock in the morn

forces ing of March 27, the Japanese having been withdrawn on the previous evening.

The Japanese suffered heavy casualties "during the severo bombardment by the Chinese ulr force.

According to latest reports there

to March in 1993.

Ja south-coat. Shansi, the Chinese are four American missionaries at ALL BORROWERS sent for many months, the forces of

troops have recaptured Yuncheng Lingyi and three ai Yihsien.-

and are rapidly advancing toward Reuter.

Teincheng, 25 kilometres to the cast,

where the Japanese are entrenched

Inside the city walls after having FORMER MANCHUKUO

muxered a serious

setback at: the

Hands of the Chinese, during which

1400 of them were

New

killed-Centrai

Chinese Gila Ascendancy

Hsuchow, Zarch (28/

PREMIER ILL

Mar. 28.

DEMANDS MET

the Italian legionaires in Spain are much reduced,

The communiqué concludes by London, Mar. 27.stating that responsible Italian circles The money market, despite a drop are following with very close atten- amointing to about £10,000,000 Intion the campaign of the Tench Lett bankers deposits, as revealed in this for intervention in Spain which would. week's Bank of England return of have unfores table and certainly loans, continued to fully undṣamply }graýe repero

trout long and might com meet all the needs of burrowers a

Europe Discount brokeru direckivada, the Reifer,

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Faster Service Inaugurated By Air France

Paris, Mar. 27. The first machine of the new Alr Francéśflich was used on the Paris-London service to-day and mado a record flight from

· Croydon, “is Paris in 57 minutes. The machine left Croydon at 9.32 mm and landed at Le Bourget at 10.20. mum. covering 202 miles at an average speed of 213 miles an hour-Reuter.

AMBASSADOR DUE HERE

ON FRIDAY

Interests

TENSE SITUATION AT KAILAN COMPANY'S TONGSHAN HOLDINGS

Agitators Reported Active Among Chinese Miners.

Peiping, Mar. 28. There is a tense situation in the Tongshan area where the Sino-British Kailan Company's coal mines are situated."

Three thousand Chinese miners have struck work, allegedly instigated by agitators, and the strikers are now found to be armed.

There is a possibility of a serious clash between the armed strikers and Kailan police,

The Kailan officials are consulting with British officials at Tientsin-Reuter.

French Army Plane Crashes Off Sardinia

Rome, Mar. 27.

It is officially announced that a multi-engined French plane,, flying over the coast of Sardinia the night of March 26, descended in flames and all the crew perished.

on

An inquiry is being made to Was discover why the plane flying over Italian territory al night.

IL in Icarned from well- informed circles that the plane was a military one, with a crew of four-Reuter.

near

British Keep Firm Grip In Palestine.

Outlaws, Punished; But Murders Continue

Jerusalem, March 27. A collective one of, £500 has been imposed on the village of Khanyunis, line in south the railway Palestine, where, a military patrol lorry was wrecked by the explosion of a land, mine last Thursday.

One British soldier was killed, and another seriously injured by the

accident.

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of the Hongkong offees The Kailan Mining Administration could provide no further details in. con- necting with the strike. They were aware that there was some trouble with the workers, but had not been informed of this latest development, the discovery that the miners dre armed and adopting a threatening attitude.

In case aid is needed there are British troops at Chingwantao and British warships, the Capetown und Lowestoft, at Weihaiwel. There is a British Consulate at Tientsin, which is about 70 miles from the mines.

The mining territory is part of that which has been under the authority autonomous of the Chadar-Hopel administration from 1931 until about six months

ago when the Japanese took control.

The K.M.A, Hongkong agent stated recently that relations between both these authorities and the Eino- British mine had always been most amicable.

STOP PRESS

WOUNDED MAN TRIED TO WALK TO CANTON FROM HONGKONG Bedraggled, wounded, and in a state of collapse, a Chinese soldier was picked up on the Taipo Road yesterday by a European motorist.

The soldier, who gave his name os Chau Kwing, was a private of the Army. 168th Battalion of the Chinese which has been engaged in heavy fighting recently.

He was wounded in battle and,

by the is believed, came to Hongkong dunk. Despite his man attempted to walk from Kow- loon to Canton," where family

A punitive police post has been es-resides, tablished in the village.

Isolated outrages and the murder of Jews and Arabs continucé-Reuter,

China Thanks

London's Lord Mayor

The British Ambassador to China, Sir Archibald Kerr Clark Kerr, i expected to arrive in Hongkong by the P. &,0. liner Naldera on Friday,

Hankow, Mar. 28. Ti belleved that the 'Ambassador, who has been in Shanghal for the

The Chinese Peoples Foreign Reli- past month, will fly from Hongkong!

has drawn up a Chungking in order to present histions Association credentials to the Chinese Govern- lengthy letter for despatch to London ment. He is expected to leave al-for the Lord Mayor, thanking him immediately after, his arrival for his appeal for the relief of rigess in China, und expressing the Cheré

In Hongkong We Ambassa atitude of the Chinese for the dees will bonite with the Commander, generous donations given by re Chief of the China Station, Vice ponse to the Lord Mayor's Appeals

condition

his

He collapsed on the roadway after walking to Talpo. The motorist to Kowloon, brought him back where he is now in the Government hospital.

STRIKERS GO BACK TO WORK

While strong police detachmenta stood guard at the Chung Hwa Book Company plant from 6 a.m. to 20 a.m. to-day, about 600 of the staff went back to work.

For about two weeks kho men have been on a wage strike.

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