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TUESDAY,

MARCH 29,

1938.

日八十月二

SINGLE COPY 15 CENTS

No. 15477

JAPANESE

RETREATING

IN

HEARTENING Cavalry Rides Down

MESSAGES

FOR HANKOW

Famous Kwangsi Leader Claims Two Divisions

Flee from

Chinese

Hankow, Mar. 29.

Great jubilation reigns among Hankow official and public bodies as a result of the reported smashing successes of the Chinese armies on the Tientsin-Fukow railway front, which are splashed under banner headlines in the Chinese papers.

All day yesterday Chinese newsboys did a roaring trade selling "extras" containing stories of the Chinese advances.

According to the latest message from General Li Chung-jen, the famous Kwangsi commander, the Japanese troops of the Isogai and Itagaki divisions in southern Shantung, are retreating in disorder.

Earlier General Li Chung-jen said that following the launching of a general offensive on March 26, Chinese troops under Chang Tze- chung, former Mayor of Tientsin, recaptured

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DISORDER

Loyalists' Flanks

General Francisco Franco's armies are sweeping all before them in Spain, according to the latest despatches from that ravaged land. In this picture the Insurgent leader is laying

was a decisive action. The Insurgenta now hold well over two- thirds of Spain.

INSURGENTS SWEEP

OPPOSITION FROM

ROAD TO VICTORY

Retreating Troops Said To Have Fired Barbastro

Hendaye, Mar. 23.

Unofficial Barcelona reports state that the Loyalists abandoned Lerida late this afternoon on General Poza's orders, given because they were unable to stop the Insurgents' steamroller advance.

Meanwhile Barbastro, 33 miles east of Huesca, fell as a result of Navarrese cavalry and Galican brigades carrying out huge flanking operations.

The Insurgents in Saragossa said that Barbastro was in flames, and General Juan Moscardo's troops alleged that the Loyalists had fired it before evacuating. "The town was a spectacle of ruin, recalling Guernica,'

Tokyo to Bar

En route to Lerida, the Insurgents advanced at an amazing speed to capture the Fraga-Lerida highway.. and then from Musatcorrelg for u distance of 12 miles. A correspon- dent said: “I was an eye-witness Which

Fock Yis plan of campaign after the recapture of Teruel, which Study of Enatish

kth W2

JAPANESE INFLUENCE JAPANESE

SUSPECTED BEHIND

Linching, routing the Isogai Division, part of U.S. May Set | KAILAN MINE STRIKE

which is now retreating eastward in the direction of the Paotuku hills.-Reuter.

Taining Recaptured

Hankow, Mar. 29.

Hankow is in a furore over the Tientsin-Pukow rallway front vic- tories, and extra editions of the newspapers were sold in the streets late yesterday

uftemoon. It is officially stated that Chinese troops have recaptured Taining City.

The Isogat Division, 20,000 strong now at Lincheng. is completely isolated from the Japanese bases and will soon be wiped out, according to Chindan offcials

Chinese headquarters announces that Chinese troops

1.

Italy Won't

Give Help To Refugees

Britain Doing All Possible For

Austrian People recaptured

Tawenkow, 20 iniles south of Talan last night, Meantime guerilla troops entered the city of Tsining and street fighting lusted until yesterday morn- ing-United Press.

Japanese Attack Taierchwang

Hauchow, Mar. 20. In a desperate altempt to halt the the victorious Chinese advance on

(Continued on Page 5.)

HONOUR CHINESE MARTYRS

Canton Observances

For Old And New Heroes

Rome, Mar. 28.

the

World

Pace

London, Mar. 29. Further consultation between British, American and

French naval experts are being held today, says the Daily Tele- graph naval correspondent. The meeting is likely to be decisive and the powers will agree to in-

voke the escalator clause..

The correspondent says that it is now certain that the treaty maximum of 33,000 tors will be raised to above

Peiping, Mar. 29.

Shanghai, Mar. 29. Domei's Tokyo correspondent, in an exclusivo message, says the House of Peers School Committee has announced discontinuance of the study of the English language in favour of additional lessons in morals, due to the "grave Japan."-United crisis facing

PTC31.

U.S. LOWERS SILVER PRICE

Washington, Mar. 28. The Treasury has fixed the price of forelin silver at 40 cents an ounce, compared with the previous

The origin and cause of the Kailan Miners' strike are believed to be due to dissension between rival factions of contractors and workers, while non-official foreigners, conversant with the situation, express the price of 45 cents. opinion that Japanese, and pro-Japanese elements are accentuating, if not instigating the trouble.

It is pointed out that the Japanese have been seeking

40,000 tons, and that the British ships to control the policing of the mines for over a year.

to be built in the 1938 programme will probably surpass H.M.S. Hood, which is 42,100 tons.

It is noteworthy that the mines supply the Japanese military and Japanese transport in North China, and it It is authoritatively reported that ports from Washington indicate that is also noteworthy, that the strikers are not destroying the Foreign Office hits advised the the new American battleships will be mine property where they have control.

The correspondent adds that re-

United States Embassy that Italy from 43,000 to 45,000 tons, mounting opposes the Austrian refugee pro- ten or more 18-inch guns, and cost- posal. It is assumed that it is felting £18,000,000 each, but it does not approval of the scheme might offend follow that the British ships will have

the same tonnage and armament. Reuter,

Germany.

Meanwhile a London message says, that it is reliably stated that thei (Continued on Page 5.)

Concern Felt

Crowd Shouts "Hang

For Shanghai Schuschnigg"

Investments

But Hongkong Fire Insurance Co.'s Mortgage Property Untouched By War

conditions

B

Hitler Tells Of His Lost Opportunity

Berlin, Mar. 28.

At a plebiscite mass-meeting

The Kollan Mining Administra- tion's position is that they are willing to negotiate with representatives of the majority of worianen, but not with a celf-appointed "spokesman". -United Press,

Kailan Miners Fight Militia

་་

Peiping, Mar, 20. between 3,000 armed Fighting Chinese coal miners and the local milla at Tongshan has resulted in

loss of considerable miners lost 15 killed and 40 wounded, the militia eight killed and an known number wounded.

The

Foreign

It is not immediately explained whether the new price is to be applied to silver futures as well silver. Reuter.

on

STOCK MARKET DEPRESSED

as to spot

London, Mar. 20. The Stock Market to-day was very

quiet and generally rather depressed following the sharp week-end break Wall Street, but the volume of celling was small. Gilt-edged issues were steady, ough undated holdings were slightly lower.

Czecho-Slovakian bonds firmer, but Industrials lower, except

were

Consuls Aviations and Motore which were

resistant. Kafirs encountered some Paris selling.

Reject New Nanking Regime following

Shanghal, Mar, 29. Foreign consulates received In- vitations to attend the Inaugural ceremonies life. The

of die reformed Nanking regime after the merles were actually completed. However, consular officials sald ifiey, naturally would' not have attended the ceremonies.

un-

miners occupied the Kailan Mining Company's offices, which are in a state of disorder and it is feared the Kallan police may be unable to control the situation.

to

A British Consular official has gone to Tengahan from Tientsin of 20,000 people at the Sport investigate the trouble. Palace to-day, the crowd cried The source from which the miners

their

remalas "Hang Schuschnigg," after Herr obtained

mystery-Reuter. Adolf Hitler has said that the

Canton, Mar, 20, Chinese banks, customs and other major business concerns in Canton are closed to-day on the anniversary

Despite war, of the 72 martyrs who gave their lives in an abortive rebellion here in moderately successful year was former Austrian Chancellor had March, 1011, which was a stepping reported by the Hon. Mr. J. J.received the greatest oppor- stone to the final overthrow of the Paterson presiding at the 69th tunity of his life.

ordinary meeting the Hong-

"Schuschnlag was given the op-

arms

NON-PARTY GOVERNMENT. FOR BULGARIA

战

They said they were not reply- ing to the Invitations, and were not planning to have any com- munication with the new regime. United Press.

New Regime

Opposed

Among the commodities, silver was three- wenk, the price falling furthings in the absence of buyers, that America was abrogating the silver buying pact with Mexico.

Wall Street was actively irregular. -Reuter Special.

the announcement

killed and

At Barcelona,

prepared to broadcast an appeal for a last stand against "barbaric Invasion directed by European hungmen”.

U.S. Embassy To Move

The United States officials have prepared to remove the Barcelona Embassy and Consulate to the town, of Caldetus, on the road to the French frontier. It is learned that when the Embassy moves it wil wain American nationals to

remain in Barcelona only at their own risk.

Well informed opinion holds that the evacuation and protection of Americans in Barcelona might be made under, the auspices of the Eri- tish Consulate. It is reported that ten American businessmen and news- papermen intend to remain in the elty.

Meanwhile the Insurgents through- out the day bombarded the Catalon- (Continued on, Page 5.)

STOP PRESS

JAPANESE WIPE OUTS

ISLANDS' GARRISON

Canton, Mar. 29. The Japanese have occupied two more small islands off the Kwang- tung coast.

The seizure took place on the even- of March 27 when between 200 and 300 Japanese marines landed on near Kanmo off the Chungshan dis- Talin and Halaolin islands located

trict coast.

It is further reported that the small Chinese garrison Was wiped out following a two-hour battle with the invaders.

number of Japanese planes assisted the landing force by drop- ping bombs which demolished the Chinese detence works.

SILVER CIRCLES CONFUSED

New York, Mar. 28. Silver circles, both in the United States and in Mexico, are very con fused pending further clarification of the future procedure of the United

reign of terror followed the States Treasury as well as the Bank landing when the invaders, after of Mexico regarding Mexico's silver, much loating and

slaughter in the While numerous conjectures about villages, set fire to the houses. this are tending to heighten uncer- It is officially reported that. the ninty, there is an absolute lack of Japanese first attempted to land emelai indication as to the status of along the Kanmo coast

around Maxican allver in the world market o'clock on the afternoon of March 27. ntter April 1 from the standpoint of Three warships, which arrived earlier the American Traury purchasing in the day, disembarked some 300 programme.

marines in small rowboats. Six

· COMMENDS FATRIOTISM

with eslly

Private opinion is that the Treasury planes flew overhead to cover the Manchu regime, and the creation of

embargo of Mexican silver may be landing united Republic.

Chengchow, Mar. 20.

the forerunner to a' modification of The Chinese garrison and local Two ceremonies were held during kong Fire Insurance Co., Ltd, portunity to make good what he

Sofia, Mar. 28.

Disagreements aro reported to-the silver purchase programme, but militia opened fire.

The Japanere the early hours this morning at the held at the Company's offices at signed; but he refused. He com- who supported King Boris's non-China and Central China in regard substantiated-Reuter,

Candidates in the general election tween the Japanese milltory in North these views appear to be entirely un-In, retaliation raked the shoreline with their machine-guns. It is re- 72 Martyrs Monument and at Heinoon to-day.

mitted the gravest mistake of his party Government, have won 103 to the organisation of the new Cen

ported that one of the rowboats war Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall, both of The future with regard to the life. The man who had oppressed seals as compared with the oppositral China, regime.

sunk, which were attended by Mayor Wu

30 marines. The Japanese tried Teh-chen, who, in the course of a Company's interests in Shanghal and the nation for years war given an tion's 37 seats-Reuter Bulletin.

A message from Peiping states that

to reach shore but. but he refused, North China was all difficult, though opportunity to recant; speech stated: "We will always

on March 21 the, Japanese milltary

were forced to retire. 10,000,000 "outside" there issued a statement opposing the

Sian, Mar. 29.

The invaders then headed south- member their herom, in the same the property mortgaged to the Com-and prepared a new treason.

"As an alibi for that treason he referred to

Generalisxbno Chiang Kai-shek eastward where they erected in manner that history will remember pany In Shanghal survived hostilities the patriotiam of hundreds of thous without material damage.

engineered miserable fraud. The Germans, thereby tacitly implying organisation of a separate govern andy of Chinese soldiers, who, in past These present at the meeting were; day is to be affected when that man the Inclusion of the German Czechmont in Central China, which tenda prince suit of the ram to the wife landing on the two other falenda

Blovaklans. 11e galds "Under the to contend with the administration of Prince Shib of the Olanchab League Central News months have oled on the Battlenside Hon. MrJi Paterson (Chairman), and that State are no longer there,"

of Mesars Jardine, Matheson and Outlining the historical background Peace treaties, 10,000,000 people lost of the "Provisional Government in in Suluan, commending her patrio-

their State, United Press. 44 Pelping-Central Neue;" (Continued on Page 5.J [to] the" anschluss, Herr Hitler” again

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