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FRIDAY, APRIL

LAUNCH

STIMULATED ARMY GAINS NEW GROUND

Honan and

and Chekiang Scenes of Severe But Succesful

Fight

Hankow, Apr: 1.

Greatly elated over the successes of their omrades on the Tientsin-Pukow railway front, Chinese forces in other sectors are fighting with

new vigour, and it is reported that they have made important gains.

According to a Chinese communique, the Covernment's forces in the Peiping-Hankow ailway area launched a strong offensive and ave already reoccupied Tsiaotso, a well-known coal mining centre in North Honan.

At the same time South Yangtse River troops ecaptured Szean, a strategic city in North Chekiang, near the border of Anhwei, "after a severe engagement in which the Chinese suffered 3,000 casualties, and the Japanese 4,000."

Important Chinese successes are alsa reported to have been scored in

the Hangchow. Bay area, where the guerilla troops have been very active.

it is said that they have reoccupied Halyen and Haining-Reuter.

Considers Position In China Obscure

London, Mar. 31. Asked by Mr. Arthur Henderson (Lab) for a statement on the present military situation in Chinn, the Prime Minister in, the House, of Commons to-day outlined the fighting in Shan- tung and, on the Tientsin-Pukow railway, north of Soochow.

In this area, he said, the Chinese pear to be counter-attacking with some sucess. Reports were Asting, and the situation was obscure.

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Mr. Chamberlain proceeded to say What meanwhile the Japanese advance railway had been rth of the opped, and only minor operations ere taking place on this and other sonia-Rauler.

MOPPING UP" AT

TAIERCHWANG

Hsuchow, April 1. Having successfully severed Japan- cs communication lines, the Chinete faces at Tolerchwang are reporting ~ "mopping up" operations. Rings fire surround isolated units of Japanese troops who are in constant drager of annihilation

Already any Japanese have been stada.. On the night of March 30 the Chinese forces launched a sudden enveloping attack on the Japanese at

ot Taler Tachwang, north-west chwang.. Driven Into the narrow laner, large numbers of Japanese soldiers were mowed down. At day-

Freak the entire Japaneso detachment

sannihilated.

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The railway station at Talerchwang was cleared of Japanese troops after (Continued on Page 12.)

Doorn House Denies Former

Kaiser III

Doorn, Mar, 31, Areport published abroad that the

Germany's Air Generals Told

To Retire

Berlin, Mar. 31. Five A'r Force Generals reured to-day. Their relrement was ordered by Herr Adolf Hitler on February 4, when the German Sighting servicem organised.

were rc-

All, the reuring Generals го- ceived a signed photograph of Herr Hiller and Barbal Goering, Premier of Prussia and Minister

of Aviation, as well as letters

of thanks for their services-i Reuter Bulletin.

JAPANESE FAIL TO REPLY TO PROTEST

British Do Not Consider Ugly Incident Closed

Shanghai, Apr. 1.

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This photograph was rushed to Hongkong by air mail from Hankow. It shows one phase of the air raids of March 27, in which the casualties were mostly women and children. About 100 were killed and 80 injured; Here rescue squads are bring

AT ANGLO-ing the victims to a hidden assembly place.

ITALIAN PÄRLEYS

Partial Agreement In Principle

Rome, Mar. 31.

No Limit To Size of U.S. Battleships

Washington, Mar. 31, Undoubtedly representing It is understood that an agreement abandonment of the naval trenty

Imitation on the

of 35,000 tons, Mr. in principle was reached questions of Palestine and the Red Cordell Hull lo-day advised the British and French Embasales | Sea at -to-day's Augio Italian.con-

that the United States Inlenda to versations.

lavoko the escalator clause of the London Naval Treaty, which I understood, means that thero will be no limit to the size of battleships

It is believed that the Suez Canal question has not yet been broached.

The experts are meeting again lo-morrow, and Lord Perth, British Ambassador, is seeing Count Ciano, Italian Foreign Minister, on April 2. -Neuter.

HALIFAX DEFENDS POLICY

London, Mar. 31. Viscount Halifax, addressing the Foreign Press Association ní n lunchcon to-day, declared that there was nothing weak in the spirit of toleration, or a desire to avoid war by

exhausting

means of every

diplomacy and offers.

The British nation intended to be strong and to go on building up her 'strength in order to make her voice

heard in more powerfully

the Councils of Europe.

It would be a very serious and a dangerous error to think that very there was any fundamental cleavage between the Government and people of Britain, on matters of foreign policy.Reuter.

TORNADOES' DEATH ROLL IS MOUNTING

28 Lives Lost In Five States

San Francisco, Mar. 31.

It is expected that the note will will be published, probably to merrow.-United Press,

BRITISH REVENUE BUOYANT

Large Surplus Over Year's Expenditure

London, Mar. 31.

The revenue for the financial year

TRAVELS CHINA'S MUNITION HIGHWAY

Correspondent Sees Farmers Drilling :-

In Far Interior

Shanghai, Apr. 1. In a message from Lanchow, dated corres- March 26, a United Prest pondent suys that it took m days' travel by special truck to arrive Lancnow from Hankow on the very communica.ion important 300-mile

link with Russia,

road

Along the bitter

of exile, which ancient Chinese once trod, the only sign of growth was trees planted by General Tso Chung-tang, 60 years ago,

during

his famed march to quell the Mohammedan rebellion and to conquer Sinklang.

INSURGENTS BURST INTO TARRAGONA AS DEFENDERS RETIRE

Whole Battalion of British Volunteers Surrenders

Burgos, Mar. 31.

The Insurgents, this evening, entered the Tarragona province near Caseras, according to an official claim, which states that an entire battalion of the International Brigade was captured, all of the men being British, includ. ing the commander-Reuter.

Hitler's Life True Example Of Christianity

Berlin, Mar. 31,

It is reported from Vienna that the Supreme Council of the Evangelical Church has prepar- ed a statement to be, read publicly and unconditionally supporting the anschluss as "not only a duty, but an expression of Elacere gratitude to gracious Gol for the rescue of our homes and country."

The chairman of the Council also issued a statement declaring that Herr Hitler, by his life, had given the German people an example of true active Chris- dianity-Reuter.

HOOVER OPPOSES ALLIANCE

Through the eternal and terrifically Urges Independence And

eroded mountains of Shansi and Kansu, where most of the population lives in hillside caves, and where towns are almost non-existent, war posters and drilling farmers provide a sign of modernity in the vast abyss of treeless and ancient dust,

Five-year old children were sing-

Friendliness With

All Governments

Washington, Mar. 31. Addressing the Council of

n Britain is shown at £872,380,000, ing "Down With Japan", yet there Foreign Relations on his return ind expenditure at £843,794,000, was, not the slightest indica lon of with a net realised surplus of £20,- war amid the snow-copped moun- from a European tour, ex-Pre- 700,000, the official surplus of tains

sident Herbert Hoover advocated £9,480,000 being the excess of actual

revenue over estimated revenue.

The authorities said that 000 trucks absolute independence in politics The realised surplus, in accordance were on the road. However, they action, and adequate prepared- with the Defence Loans Act of 1937, were suffering from a shortage of ness as the best means of keep will

be available for use in the coming spare parts, and the correspondent ing out of another war. year to meet defence expenditure, saw many trucks dimantled in order which otherwise would have to be to use these parts.

met from T

„borrowed monies. The expenditure is £10,054,000 below the estimates,

INCORRECT REPORTS

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DRIVE ACCELERATED

Saragossa, Mar. 31. General Franco's drive towards the Mediterranean south of the Ebro River suddenly accelerated on the disappearance of opposing forces from what was previously the Loyalists' strongest point.

Insurgent troops, east of Cache, are expected to reach Tarragona province to-day, whe Legionnaires further south, are making headway.

It is claimed that Loyalist attacks on the Madrid and Herupi fronts dur- ing the past two days were all re- pulsed--Reuter Bulletin.

APPEALS FOR RESISTANCE

of

Barcelona, Mar. 21. General Companys, President talenia, broadcast an appeal to Catalonians to-day to work, ight and resist for victory, and the honour and rights of 1e in Catalonia.-Reuter Bulletin.

NON-INTERVENTION RECOMMENDATION

London, Mar. 31. The Non-Intervention Sub-Com- mittee to-day agreed to submit to the participating governments the British proposal for compromising French and Italian views regarding the control of Spanish frontiers, coin- cident with the withdrawal of volun- Leers from Spain-United Press.

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STOPP RESS

FEROCIOUS ELECTION FIGHTING.

IN EGYPT

Cairo, Mar. 31. Describing Europe as a rumbling Reports from the provincial Cover-

sald Mr. Hoover War machine,

nors indicate that to-day's elections that he found most of the nations in in Upper Egypt have gone in favour

thot America of the Government. It was reported that vast hordes Europe convinced

Four people were shot dead af The defence expenditure from the were working on the road, but that would be inevitably drawn into the

Beirut when rival parties clashed.KA budget revenue is £107,250,000; } is not true. However, there are next war, as in the last while a further £04,750,000 has been stones and lines on the road, ready Some people build a confident hope taxi driver was killed at Mines and spot from borrowed monies, making for immediate surfacing."

on this, but every phase of this pir- many were injured at Tanish, in- he total defence expenditurè £202,- Freight is very expensive, costing ture should harden the American re- cluding 25 pelicemen.

The worst election rioting was at A Japaneso military spokesman It is reported that tellef agencies

town of Nahas declared Mr. Hoover. announced last evening that the have been mobilised in ave States over the previous year, 20,000,000 300 yuan per ton from Slan to Lan-solve to keep out of the others' wars, Tantah, the ho

Basha, where 700 of Nahan' sup- Major lesion incident, In which, if stricken by tornadoes, which killed year-Router.

Lanchow is the headquarters of oining the other democratic powers porters striashed a number of shops

Warning the United States is alleged, a Japanese soldier threa- 20 people. tened Major Hestop of the Durham

and damaged the British Consulate. eight war districts, including Shans, of Britain and France would involve

The police made a number of ar- Kansu, Ninghsis and Chinghal, com- Light Infantry with a' revolver,

alliancé directed America in manded by Generalissimo Chiang considered closed,

Kai-shek, with Tu Hala-long the vine satellites they could collect, Mr. shot, and knifed in the back while

against Italy and Germany, and all rests.

The Police Chief of Manfalut was xident vice commander. General Tu Hoover said that Britain had her own trying to restore order during a fac was Shanghai's Lotion front com- national and imperial

Governor Huxmen has assumed personal charge in Columbus, Ohio and Khoras where seven are reported dead, and at least 100 injured. Enquiries among the British Governor Horner has placed the m'illary authorities- revealed, how- Illinois National Guard and State ever, that not only was the incident polles at the disposal of 10 stricken not considered closed by the British towns. bul in view of the failure of the The little railway town of South

the Yapanese military to reply

Peking is in iains. Six are reported Bridah protest, the Belties military to have been killed, and authorities had went

reinjured.--United Press.

another resentation to the Japanese, and had requested that reply and an apology rho ld be delivered without delay-Heuter.

ia Kaiser is seriously ill, is declared | ROYAL ESTATES FOR. too without foundation. in a unique lasted by the ex-

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BIG JAPANESE. RUBBER DEALER TAILS IN S'PORE

Large forces of police and troops Lanchow boasts a very fino air field United States would mean America have been transferred to London, Mar. 31. and military college and is an im- would be dragged into thote policies. Earpt from Lower Egypt where pall- The rubber market received

"If the world is to keep the peace, ing likes place on Saturday. ifty portant base of defence against further shock to-day in the form of possible Japanese thrust from Pro- then we must keep posts with dicta- | persons were arrested before the elec the report of. the fallure of big tow toward Ninghsia, where Matorships as well as with the popular ton for rioting and violence.

of Tho ¡ Japanese 'dealer"in Bingaporente | Jovaity is said to be as strong as his,

Hung-kwel is Governor, whose governments"--Reuter, the

spot price fell to Od. but

a

ly railed partially on bear covering. troops are, weak-United Press.

Bome rubber men believe

the tonnée involved has already been

POLISH DEMANDS IN The following ships are expected absorbed in Singapore as there is no

CORPORALS CLUB DANCE to be in wireless communication with

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Radio: Minoo Maru, offerings from heres-Rexter,

Army Medical Comme s'il. hold

Warstw, Mer. 31. Chakang, Asama Maru, Conte Rosto,

EXTENT OF FAILURE Africa Maru, President Cleveland,

first grand carnival dance at Hotel It is reported, though uneqrankmed, that Poland wil shortly mike diplo- Bingapore, April 1 Cedigen Saturday Pastas | Katatement cheerves" that - ho

Jean Laborde Tompress Of Asia, icon bà tho hon dur - It is learned that theiiew regime Potsdam, Hoggalante: Belmore, The extent of yesterday a rubber 3,30 pm to 1′′ Qui There will be matic repreemiations to Prague re- Dan few days owing to the will probably give the bus Hapsburg Proteus Africa Mary, Nellore, failure is estimated to: D £20,000, hovelty dances "i'w the prizes and cording the claims of the Rish In :: Czecho-Slovakinai mmy ond. His Boys from ILM.8. minorities was about, tos, mitata 18 The War Vaaram. Fund Sphinx, GO. Paul Douges, Beher: The amount of rubber involved is

alex and Nawowange

believed to be 3,009, tons-Reuter, 2. Skuffolk will provide the music,minau United Press.

Vienna, Mar. 31..

Upper

"There are 01) candidates, of whom 119 are Government: Co=]{1lori and 235 Ward. They are contesting 264 meats;-ReuleT,

(Farther Stop Press News

Pass 12.)