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No. 13404

三拜禮 號六月四英港香

APRIL WEDNESDAY,

1938.

CHINA WILL NEVER

SUN FO ASKS Loyalists Fight

BRITAIN FOR MORE CREDIT

Munitions Essential

If China's Armies

To

Be Effective

London, Apr. 5.

Mr. Sun Fo, well-known Chinese politician and son of the late Dr. Sun Yat-sen, addressed a meeting of members of the House of Commons to-day, and said that Chinese resistance to Japanese aggression was growing stronger, and that her fighting powers were improving.

The two essential conditions for victory, unity and determination, were being fulfilled in China to-day.

Every party and sect was solidly behind the Government and all were ready to lay down their lives, whether soldier, statesman, intellectual or student, but munitions were necessary. Supplies had been received,

but they must be forthcoming continuously.

Britain, America and other powers must help, for China's struggle was for world peace, Justice and the in- terests of the other powers.

Japan expected to win the war within three months, using 400,000 men. She had used 800,000 and the war had gone on for nine months, with Japan no carer victory,

The Chinese soldier had nothing to lose but a poor, miserable life, whereas the Japanese was fighting for something he could not under- stand. He did not want to fight, but wanted to get back home as quickly as possible.

Won't Sue For Peace China would never sue for peace so long as a Japanese soldier was on Chinese ground,

China also desires Britain to grant her credit to enable her to buy in

the British market, said Mr. Sun Fo.

STRUGGLE FOR KEY POSITION CONTINUES

Japanese Cling To

Fringes Of Taierchwang

Hankow, April 6. With the Japanese stubbornly About 50 members attended the holding on to the north-eastern meeting, the majority boing Conser-section of Taierchwang, Chinese

Mr. Sun Fo dealt with the military troops are employing all avail-1

determined and political aspects of the presentable force in a situation in China, and claimed that attempt to oust the invaders. China was more united than ever Chinese and Japanese since early before. He gave interesting details Monday morning have fought furious-

the guerllia

possession on

curried on behind the Japanese lines, the horses of the key city, and expressed the opinion that China according to a Chinese military com- would surprise the world by her re-imunigte. sistance, and that Japan might yet

Since possession of Taicrchwang

have to come to terms with China-will largely determine the outcome of Bulletin.

Famous

Pilot!

Of China Line

Died of Typhus

Chungking, Apr, 6.

An

Mr. Harry G. Smith, American from Wisconsin, one of the best known air plots in China, and former personal pilot of Mr. T. V. Soong, Generalis- Kimo Chiang Kai-shek ROL General Chang Heuch-llang, died in hospital here this afternoon of typhus fever.

For the past six months Mr. Smith had been flying ale liners between Chungking and Hankow for the O.N.A.C.

Ma is survived by a wife, a danykter and two sons, who are reiding near Los Angeles Reuter.

Named Editor Of N.C. D. News

Shanghal, Apr. 6. Marking his 27th year in China yesterday, Mr. R. T. Peyton-Griffin, 40 year-old Briton from Marlborough, has been appointed successor to Mr. Edwin Haward as editor of the

China Daily News. North

Mr. Payton-Gridin has been with North China Daily Newsa since 1919 copt for three years between

Japanese Not Satisfied By Soviet Apology

Tokyo, Apr. 6.

A Foreign Ofce communique, Isuca in the form of conversi- tions with Japanese reporters. reiterates the allegallon that the Russlans have

helping been China with arms, pilots, and some soldiers zinco the beginning of the Sino-Japanese hostBittes.

Thic

Bays communiqué

that without doubt the Soviet assis- tance is directed by Moscow, and because of this "the Soviets mere apology to the Japanese Government will not avall.".. United Press.

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FOR PEACE

Desperate Losing

This illustration gives some idea of the difficulties of army transport in Shangi. Man-power nids the big army trucks in the rough, steep mountain roads, which are being constantly attacked by Chinese guerillas. The Chinese claim that the Japanese communications, especially in the Taierchwang area, have been completely disrupted.

BLUM PLEADING FOR WIDE FISCAL POWER TO PRESERVE NATION

Strong Opposition to Levies On Capital Encountered;

Not Unlikely Defeat Not

Paris, Apr. 5.

A great nation cannot live like a shopkeeper, tossing and turning in his bed at night, wondering how to meet his bills, said M. Leon Blum, French Prime Minister, in a two-hour speech in the Chamber of Deputies in the Mother And Daughter

course of a stormy debate on the new Finance Bill, under Tortured Before

which M. Blum plans to raise an additional £61,000,000 Shot To Death

a year for re-armament. Van Horn, Texas, Apr. 5. Jack Harumons, wanted as an

The present Tientsin-Pukow railway

M. Blum added that £500,000,000 of frightened battle, the Japanese attacked the Chinese lines persistently, pouring. very heavy artillery and machine-army deserter from Fort Sill, money was either, hidden at home or sent abroad. "We gun fire Into the Chinese positions, Oklahoma, was arrested at 'cannot borrow abroad: we cannot but the Chinese refused to yield Alamogorbo, New Mexico, to-

Battle

ITALIANS MARCHING IN VAN OF ATTACK ON TORTOSA LINES

Vital Railway and Highway Links Severed by Guns

Hendaye, Apr. 5.

Insurgent artillery around Tortosa to-day smashed the Catalonia-Valencia railway, and cut the main motor road between northern and southern Loyalist Spain.

Meanwhile, Italian Black Arrow troops and a column of legionnaires, converged on Tortosa from two sides. In the nearby outskirts of the town, the defenders fought a desperate losing battle.

From Barcelona, a telephone message to London stated that the Insurgents had entered districts commanding northern Spain's great hydraulic plants. Barcelona was paralysed for more than an hour owing to the failure of the electricity.

BRITISH- ITALIAN BARGAIN FORECAST

Work For Common" Benefits And Appeasement

Rome, Apr. 5.

It is officially confirmed that Dr. Juan Negrin is virtual dictator there. However, Senor Indaleclo Prieto, Minister of Defence, who refused to serve, and Senor Manuel Irujo, whom Senor Gonsalez Pena, the extremist replaced as Minister of Justice, have decided not participate in the new Senor Del Vayo has Government. become Minister for Foreign Affairs, white Son

Senor Vincente Uribe and Senor Jaime

have been re Ayguade tuined as Minister of Agriculture and Minister of Labour respectively.

The Valter States Embassy and Consulate has moved to San Andres and De La Vaneras.-United Press.

Stiff Resistance

Saragossa, Apr. 5. General Franco's leglonnaires ad- vancing on Tortosa' are encountering Progress in the Anglo-Italian stronger resistance than the troops conversations will be reviewed who are advancing further south, and when Lord Perth, the British the latter may yet win the race to

the Mediterranean. Ambassador to Rome, meets

Meanwhile Insurgent columar Count Ciano, Italian Foreign south-east of Lerida continue to ad-

Avance on a wide front, Minister, at 6 p.m. to-day.

It is officially stated that over 18,000 rigid silence is being maintained by Italian officials, but it Loyalist prisoners have been captured is certain the agreement will during three weeks, beginning March reaffirm the Gentlemen's Agree- ment of January 1937, whereby both sides undertook to respect

-Reuter Bullethi.

the status quo in the Mediter- STOP PRESS

rancan.

Both nations will also feaffirm the |other's rights in the Mediterranean,

is expected.

Italy will disclaim any designs the integrity of Spain, the renew our foreien Balearics and the Spanish colonies. The right of passage to all countries through the Mediterranean will be

ground, and are fighting off gamely day in connection with the loans; we wish to avoid war; we must live; we must pay; afirmed, and also the rights of ships

the repeated Japanese assaults.

The casualties on both sides are slaying of Mrs. reported to be heavy. Reuter.

Still Surrounded

Weston Gwe must endure. Normal sources are insufficient; we Frome, and her daughter, Nancy Frome.

must borrow and also take other measures to gather The 16-year-old Mrs. Frome, and money." Hsuchow, April 0. her 23-year-old daughter, who were In a desperate attempt to turn the driving from their Berkeley, Call-

It is expected that a division will

on Wednesday morrow morning-Reuter,

tide of battle the Japanese troops fornía, home to Paris Island, were not be reacted unt!! 3 o'clock to- around Talerchwang on the northern presumably killed sector of the Tientsin-Pukow Rail-afternoon. way are alleged to have used tear gag

Their bodies were found last night Strong Opposition

Paris, Apr. 0. Depulles adjourned

until

have

in the mesquite brush, six miles from The Chinese commanders directing! Van Horn.

The Both had been tortured before they operations at Talerchwang are taking

were shot.

| to-night. due precaution.

Police believe the killer was accom- According to a telephone message|

M. Leon Blum urged the abnoden- from the front, some ten Japanese panied by a woman, who stood by

(Continued on Page 4.)

and watched while he beat and shot ment of "pale Liberalism", and ¡his victims,

District Attorney Roy Jackson at denied that he made the Finance Bill El Paso said he believed the pair met deliberately drastic in order to cause

Austrian Cardinal Hurries To Rome

With Explanation

Rome, Apr. 8. Cardinal Inglizer of Vienna has arrived in Rome, and it is expected he will see the Pope to explain his motives in advising Auririan Catholics to vote for the anachisan.

that

Catholic circles slate Cardinni Venlizer has come on his ~ own initiative, and was net getmə mended by the Fopo, Reuter. Bulleti

Mrs. Frome and her daughter when

they had tyre trouble.

killer of such brutat tendencies that he stamped on his helpless victims after beating them almost unconscious, was sought to-night in vast, sparsely settled areas of the south-west,

tho

Police were virtually without clues as to the identity of the murderer. They were not even cer- tain whether one or two men robbed and killed the women.

BRUTAL MURDER

the downfall of the Government.

However, many belleys that the Chamber will defeat the measure, resulting in the Cabinet's resignation.

of

Deputies attacked foreign exchange control as a disguised form Government control. They also at- tacked the capital levy በዚ being confiscatory, and called for a re- valorisation of the threat to National

defence.

Earlier in the debate M. Marx Dormoy, and the Rightist, M. Paul They believed a woman companion Croysal, exchanged villent Insults, of the killer looked on as the man and nearly came to a fight with fiats, tipped the women's clothes to shreds, which forced M., Edouard Herriot, tore jewelry from their Ingers, and Preddent of the Chamber, to adjourn

the sessionUnited Press. (Contheued on Page 4): 3

SMALLPOX WARNING

the

of all nations to use the Suez Canal In time of peace and war.

There is also a general belief that agreement will be reached for the

of machinery creation

for delimitation of boundaries between Abysalgia, the Anglo-Egyption Sudon, and Kenya, Britain undertaking to prevent gün-running across the

frontiers and that Italy will

guarantee the unimpeded flow of the Nile waters.

Spheres of influence in the Red Sea and Arabla will be defined, and

from 1,375 men, women and children both sides will abstain

pro-

died of smallpox during paganda. The interests of Italy will January, February and March.be respected in the future settlement Many others have been binded of Palestine. and scarred,

An attempt will be made to restrict Vaccination would have saved future fortifications in the Mediter-

them:

ranean, zone and some Italian white troops in Libya will be withdrawn. Go to the hospitals or dispen- Signature to the agreement is ox- Baria or BL John Ambulance pected at Easter, after which it la Vaccination centres to-day. Take expected Britain will approach the your children. To-morrow may be League to

of too late.

secure recognition Italy's conquest of Abyssinia. Seven out of every ten deaths Bulletin.. are of children.

Vaccination is free.

ORDER CONSULATE CLOSED

Tokyo, April 6. According to Otaru correspondent at the Yomiuri Shimbun, the Soviets have ordered the Consulate there to be closed. The Consulate at: Hako dato remains open-United Press.

COAL ROYALTIES BILL PASSES

Loudon, Apr. 5. The House of Commons to-day gave a third reading to the Coni Royalties |Bill-Reuter,