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SITUATION

CLARIFID

FOR CHIANG

Official Statement Released at

at Wuchang Military Conference

Hankow, Apr. 5.

An interview in which the Chinese military situation on all fronts was reviewed for the benefit of Marshal Chiang Kai-shek, took place yesterday afternoon at the Generalissimo's headquarters at Wuchang.

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General Chan Chen, garrison commander of the Wuhan cities, acted as spokesman, and he declared that the Japanese drives in Shansi and Shantung and Kwangteh had all been frustrated, and that the biggest Japanese failure occurred in Shantung, where the Itagaki and Isogai divisions were facing complete annihilation.

Chinese forces had cut the Tientsin-Pukow railway at Chichho and Lianghsiatien, and were pushing south along the railway.

Chinese troops, crossing the Grand Canal and pushing north, had attacked and encircled the Japanese forces between Lincheng and Hanchwang.

The Japanese line between Ylhsien and Talerchwang had been

March

broken

the

through by the Chinese, splitting the Japanese into two groups, one nf which was now surrounded in vicinity of Talerchwang.

Since

31, the

Japanese forces at Lingyi had retired in two direc tions, one heading north to Chubsien. When the Japanese forces stationed in west Shantung had been trans- ferred to Lincheng for un ussault down the rallway, General Chan pointed out that the Chinese forces in west Shantung were moved up to

railway

at Tsouhsien and

cut the Tawenkou.

that

Yesterday morning- á telephone message from Hsuchow stated severe fighting was in progress north of Talerchwang. The Chinese com- mand expected to clear the outskirts of the town of Japanese troops late yesterday night.-Reuter

A report from the commander he Taierchwang sald that the 25th division had captured the hend- quarters of the Itagaki division's commander, who had been killed in the battle.

Japanese Plans Fail Regarding the situation In South

Chan Shanal, General

soid the Japanese were stalloning troops on (Continued on Page 5.)

Japanese Slaughter Young Men

Chengchow, Apr. 3. More than 200 Chinese youth ut Tsinotso, important mining town on the western section of the Taokau- were ruthlessly Chinghua Railway, slaughtered by Japanese troops which again took the town recently. The youths who falled to escape in time were rounded up and mowed down with machine-guns in Chung- shan Park.

There are now some 500 Japanese troops at Talootso, equipped with 10 tanks Central News

JAPANESE WARSHIPS

·SHELL HOHSIEN

Chengyangkwan, Apr. 6. Two Japanese warships anchored In the Yangtze River at Hsintokow shailed the walled city of Hohalen yesterday, whlist Ave others cruised in the river-Central News.

CHINESE RAID HANGCLOW

23 Killed In Shocking

Train Disaster

Johnnesburg, Apr. 4. Twenty-three were killed and a number injured in a head-on collision between passenger and goods irains near Plumtree. South Rhodesia during a severe storm at midnight.

Three trucks of dynamite at- tached to the goods train failed to explode-Reater,

SEEKING MEANS TO SPEED UP ARMAMENT

Minister Appeals For Labour's And Capital's Support

Insurgents' New

LEON BLUM

JAPANESE PROTEST REJECTED

Litvinoff Parries Shigemitsu's Thrust

FRANCE PROPOSES CAPITAL TAXATION

Rightists Attack Move Of "Marxist Dictatorship

Senate

Won't

Approve

Paris, Apr. 4,

M. Leon Blum's new. Financial Bill includes a tax on a "sliding scale beginning at four per cent. on capital of 160,000 francs, while it is proposed that the 40- hour a week will not apply to factories engaged in national de- fence manufacturing.

The Bill refers to the need for in provement in yield from income tax, and this is to be achieved by raising the rate. Certain privileges of ren- tiers have been soolished, and the re payment of the public debt has been defence firms are to pay of excess suspended for two years. National profits,

Tee text of the Finance Bill shows a progressive capital levy ogurtunes about 150,000 francs, and not 100,000 francs as forecast. It is payable by all residents, including foreigners. their All must submit details of capital within six months. Moscow, Apr. 4.

The tax is four per cent, on 160,000 The Japanesc Ambassador, Mr.

franes, rising to 17 per cent. lo over Mamoru Shigemitsu, called on M60,000,000 francs, Maxim Litvinoff, Foreign Minister, to-day, and protested against the alleged intervention of Soviet planes in China, M. Litvinoff rejected the protest.

Close Vote Of Approval

The Radical-Socialist group ap- proved of M. Blum's Finance Bill by 28 votes to 22, with about 25 absten-

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passed by the Chamber, but there is not the least hope of the Senate's approval.

Mr. Shigemitsu alleged that durituftions. recent fighting in China, Japanese The latest view is that the Bill will troops brought down a plane which proved to be of Soviet make, and the pilot, who was taken prisoner by the Japanese, admitted that he had been in the service of the Soviet. Mr. Shigemitsu sald this fhet was regrettable, and imposed particular responsibility on the Soviet,

that it is learned in the lobbies Government spokesmen have CS- imated the yield from capital levy, which may be paid between one and 10 years, will average per annum for the ten years.

£20,000,000

With other measures under the Blil. M. Litvino denied all knowledge

the resources avallable will total of the pilot, and pointed out that the Sovie! was equally entitled, with about £07,000,000 per annum, from other nations, to act freely in China, which must be deducted nearly £0,- total of where, necarding to the Japanese, no000,000 as the estimated

taxation reliefs. war but only un incident existed..

The Socialist Party unanimously From the point of view of the decided at a meeting to support the Sovict, they regarded the sale of Bill.

The

Republican Right-Wing armaments, Including neroplanes, to China as fully conforming with the Federation unanimously con-

hos necepted standards of internationaldemned the proposals as a programme law. He pointed out that arma for Marxist revolutionary dictator ments had been supplied to Japanship. as well as to China from a number

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FORCES STRANGLING TORTOSA GARRISON

Morella Falls And Army Poised For Dash Against Vinaroz Defence Lines

Hendaye, Apr. 4.

The Insurgents have scored a three-fold victory. Following 21 months and 12 days of the bloodiest modern war, they entered the streets of Tortosa to-day. A Seville broadcast announced that Tortosa was already occupied, while other despatches said that Italian General Aranda (right) led the Insurgents in their devastating legionnaires had entered the outskirts, and it would be It was a matter of hours only to cut the coastal highway, drive through Teruel.

the success of the operations in this area which paved the way strangulation thus forcing the Loyalists to capitulate.

Apparently nothing is capable of stopping General which has encompassed Lerids Franco's men, and to-day they carried out a whirlwind for the present swift advance and which now theeatens finish on a 165 miles front. Loyalist troops flew into a Barcelona.

panic and retreated, while the civilian population is infected with terror.

ROOSEVELT FACES BIG PROBLEMS Bankrupt Railways Only One Phase

of of

Washington, Apr. 4. President Franklin Roosevelt faces! the most baning combination. days problems since the worst 1934. The most argent of themi concerns the railways, of which one- third are bankrupt or in progress of re-organisation.

The week's schedule of business is us follows:

To-day's conference representatives;

made

of railway!

Obtaining the quick approval of the House of Representatives for the $1,500,000,000 of R.F.C. funds to be immediately available for bass to business.

A graectul retreat. before House apportion and some form of com- promise to the ite-organisation Bill,: which at President extreme executive powers;;

present seeks to give the

The formidation of the relief policy for the next fiscal year, which will probably be considerably above the budgeted $1,000,000,000 tentatively

French Finance

Bill Approved

for.

Paris, Apr. 4.

He concluded by saying that the Japanese protest was all the more

He has also to consider the urgent, strange in view of the fuel that the

for decisions A meeting of the Fhance Commls- necessity Japanese were slill detaining a Soviet

regarding mail phone and several ships, undrion of the Chamber of Deputies to-| Mexican expropriation of American had failed to complete payment for day approved the Finance Bill by 25 oil

und whether he will the Chinese Eastern finilwayto 10 votes, with one abstention-xcept the Senate's Finance and Tax Router,

Renter.

Two American STOP PRESS

Gas Masks For Women Found

All Britain

London, Apr. 4.

The Ministers for Co-Ordination

Murdered

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INSURGENTS TAKE

8,000 PRISONERS

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interests,

It is reported that President Rop- sevelt has submitted to pressure by so-called big spenders, who are asking for a director in the assistance of business.United Press.

CHINESE

Insurgents Attacking British Ships

Landon, Apr. 47

I became known in. London to-day that Icilowing the receipt of a telegram on April 1 from the captains of five British chips In Tarragona harbour to the effect that they were being sub- jected to deliberate and daily air attacks, although the nation- ality of the vessels was plainly visible and there was no military objective in the vicinity, the Bri- tish Agent at Burgos was in- structed to inform the Nationalist authorities of the captains' state- ments, and to urge that imme- instructions be given to there attacks on British shipping.

late cease

The vessels concerned were the Cemence, Meopham, Stanwell, Flowergate, and Kenfigpook.- British Wireless.

DOMINIONS' SUPPORT ASSURED

MacDonald Senses Security In Empire's Power

Anarchy has threatened Barcelona and because of this the Premier, Dr. Juan Negrin, has sternly moved to cope with the extremists who are determined to ruin the city before the insurgents' arrival,

"Twenty-four miles south of Tor- toso, Insurgents captured Morella and poised for a dive on Vinaroz

The Insurgents ridiculed General Miaja's effort to counter-attack Guadalajarus, due to the fact that they had severed the coast road, and hnd marooned General Minja's men and Madrid-United Press,

Catalonians Not Anxious To Go To War

Perpignan, Apr. 4. People arriving from Barcelona to- day painted a black picture of con- ditions in that elty. They declare that the extremist elements Catalonia, who do not hesitate to use threats, are responsible for the con- tinued resistance to the Insurgents,

It was stated that barely a quarter of the men who have attained the age (Continued ou Page 5.)

Chinese Alert

To Thwart Enemy Moves

"Agents" Keep Watch In San Francisco

San Francisco, Apr. 4. London, Apr. 5. A high: Chinese Government official Mr. Malcolm MacDonald, Secretary to-day stated that Chinese shrimp for the Dominions, winding up the fishermen in the Bay area were all debate for the Government

on "patriotic agents" of China and watch Labour's vote of censure last night, very closely the harbour activity in emphasised that the British policy the light of the Sino-Japanese con-

dictated by flet.

Especially strict surveillance bud our policy of appeasement fails, been kept on the schooner Kwang- "If our .and

is drawn into war, Britain can make a contribution to that war yuan, which yesterday was the scene of a riot between Chinese members which will be decisive," he antd.

of the erow and three Japanese "Britain is powerful, only on

nol

Three times it had been at night time running with and naval strength, and the military

low, indleating that it might

any' weakness.

MACHINE-GUN certainly had not been JAPANESE

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Hankow, Apr. 4.

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Van Horn, Tex., Apr. 4. of Defence and! Labour met the

The police to-day sought attackers executive council of the Amalgamated Engineering Union in a 90-minute at Berkeley, California, of the well-

St. Jean de Luz, Apr. 4. conference to-day, at which Sir known socialite, Mrs. Weston

(40) Thomas Insicip emphasised that the Frome

and her beautiful

Eight thousand prisoners were accelerated armaments programme daughter, Nancy (22), a graduate of

taken by the Insurgents at Lerida would place plants and labour ranks of the

new strain on the California University.

according to a Saragossa radio an

Chinese planes yesterday afternoon superb qualities of the people when be altempling to depart without Their bodies were found six miles nouncement. engineering industry,

east of the highway in heavy brush. It is stated that 300 Loyalist mili- handled Japanese troops in the same tested, but because we draw

Occasions the Sir Thomas suggested that repre-Apparently they were slain on Wed- tiarmen, who escaped to Luchon, have way that Japanese planes handled unique strength from the fact that clearance certificate to Osaka. On the Chinese Consul, un Empire such General Sunit Cheh-yuan's troops last we are the centre of sentatives of employers and workers nesday last, when their automobile joined the Insurgents.

from French businessmen

Bar- July, when they machine-gunned the whose territories stretch right round Mr. C. C. Huang, had taken action which caused the despatch of a Const meet to discuss

to meet the was found stripped, 50 miles away. how needs of the situation.

The flesh of the young girl's fore-celona declared that the population retreating Japanese columns north the earth."

was convinced that the great Guard cutter. On one occasion the An official statement says that acem had been burned. Unitel Press, has endured such privations that the of

now released. frank discussion took place on the

leaves them practically indifferent. The Chinese bombed the Japanese Dominions agreed with the British anchor returning to the water. skilled Jabour and

The shrimp camps are at Hunter's questions of

It is rumoured that the Loyailats positions near Taierchwong twice Government's policy. Mr. Chamber- armament profits-Router Special.

are about to move from Barcelona to yesterday.

Jain had said he could give many Point, which commands a view of The retrenting Japanese forces proots of the Dominions' support, but the Bay a rollably stated that on

shipping and the

channels Gerona, 10 miles from the frontier. Reuter Special.

were in helpless plight yesterday, be contented himself by quoting the nearby. It afternoon when hundreds are said to recent statement of General Hertzog, Sunday the Coast Guard cutters were have fallen Instantly to the rattling saying that Mr. Chamberlain had his in a position to atop the Kwangyuan of Chinese machine guns.

full Donald concluded by ak

Mr. One Japanese division in the Taler chwang sector is completely isolated, ing the House of Commons to show

menzure of support. both the highways and the railway the saine

Renter. being cut-United Press.

Authorities

being sent to the local throughout the country.

Every house is to be visited by an Air Rald Warden, and gas masks are to bp tried by everyone to discover the number and sizes required.

A special type of respirator for in-

Gas Masks For All Britain In Eight Hours Linan, Cheklang, Apr.'0.

London, Apr. 4. The population of the whole of Scores of Japanese boats in the Chintang River were sunk by Britain all be supplied with gas tants has been designed, and for dropped by Chinese planes masks in an emergency within eight babieï in arms there will be a protae- marwad on Hangchow yester-hours, under a comprehensive Home tive device to keep out all polson gas.

Office scheme, detalls of which, are |--Reuter Speciali

prospect of a General Franco victory hwang, according to an anmafority of fellow citizens in the cutter had heard tho Kwangyuan's

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(Further Stóp Press News on Page 12.)

riot because the shrimp men had pre- viously noticed activity on the vessel, and had advised the Chinese Consul. It is believed the Kwangrur, Was ready to put to sell-United Presi

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