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SATURDAY,

APRIL

9, 1938.

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WHITEAWAY'S

EYE-WITNESS TELLS OF TAIERCHWANG

TRIUMPHANT Senate Defeats Blum

CHINESE ON OFFENSIVE

Japanese Fled When Guns Stopped Tanks In Last, Wild Fight

SPAIN OFFERS NOTHING

TO PARALLEL FEROCITY

OF PRESENT CAMPAIGN

Taierchwang, Apr. 7. (By courier to Field Headquarters, and

thence to Hsuchow)

Only this morning desperate Japanese troops battled here against a relentless and triumphant Chinese onslaught. They died under bayonets, bullets and grenades, and finally ruined what arms they could and fled terrified, although they had nowhere to flee.

Everything and everybody in this section, north-east of Taierchwang confirms this.

Death reigns here and every house is ruined. Dead men and animals are in devastated, barricaded streets. Smoking ruins are crashing every minute and death is lurking in unexploded shells and grenades which are lying underfoot.

A dead peasant lies beside a dead, fat duck, which he carried under his arm as sole food supply.

The movie director, Joris Ivens, says that Spain offered no parallel

for ferceness in fighting.

Captain Carlson, U.S.M.C.,

that

says

the devastation matches the

Great War's western front.

Among the ruined buildings is the American Presbyterian Mission, i ironically bearing the sign: "Presby-

Mission. Please terlunt molest,"

not

Four tanks, stopped in their tracks by four neatly placed anti-tank shells, attest that the Chinese army now has teeth to crack these hitherto

CHINESE ARTILLERY

MATCHES ENEMY'S

obstinate nuts. They stand neatly Correspondent Looks

aligned just as they led the Japanese attack yesterday. It is obvious that the shells shattering the tanks shuttered the Japanese morale.

Actual trophiles were found this morning, exactly tallying with head- quarters Information. When enter- (Continued on Page 13.)

STOP PRESS

ANGLO-IRISH NEGOTIATIONS' END IN SIGHT

Dublin, April 8. Mr. Eumon De Valera announced in the Dail that he hoped the Anglo- Eire negotiations would be concluded, one way or the other, by the end of the month.

Buketing

About Front

(From the Chinese Headquarters

at Talerchwang)

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THE WORLD'S LONGEST TRAVEL TICKET.-The three men holding the long passenger ticket strip in this photo. graph are officials of the China National Aviation Corporation, agents in Hongkong for Pan-American Airways. The ticket, believed to be the longest ever issued, is for Sir Victor Sassoon and his party, who are travelling 30,000 miles by Pan-Ameri- can Airways system.

EMPIRE RADIO AND CABLE TOLLS CUT TO AID COMMERCE

Sacrifices to be Borne In Interest of Public

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DECE

ATTACKS BRITISH OFFICER

Japanese Sentry Offends; Another Protest Lodged

British

on

Pelping, Apr; -9. ~

military authorlijeg have: protested to the Japanese military authorliles over the action of o Japanese soldier attacking a uni- formed British officer and sergeant last evening.

The Britons were leaving the Pel- ping stallon on arrival from Tientsin, the sergeant was struck with the back of a rifle butt.

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His superior ofleer expostulated, whereupon the Japanese soldler tried

London, April 8. Important changes which the Government contemplates making in arrangements with Cable and Wireless, Ltd., includ- ing a far-reaching scheme for a reduction in overseas telegraph to jab him, but he warded off the rates, are contained in a White Paper issued this afternoon.

At the outset, reference is made to the policy agreed between the British Commonwealth government concerned, and the companies in the Cable and Wireless merger in 1928-29 for the maintenance and development, under British control, of the cable and wireless system of the Empire.

The White Paper says this policy has been endangered in recent years, partly because the operating company has been unable to earn the expected revenue, and thus unable to reduce tariffs to the full extent hoped, and partly owing to the threat of foreign competition on Empire routes.

The

For some time the governments concerned have been engaged in reviewing the position, and negotia- Tungshank, Apr. 0. ting with Cable and Wireless, as General Sun Lien-chung in a state-result of which

certain proposals inent to-day said: "The

British Government, encircle-merged. ment of the Japanese force on the with the general assent

Dominions Taierchwang front is virtually corn-

governments, and plete, our forces having advanced government of India, is prepared to several miles during the night. The approve of these proposals, subject to enemy is hard up for supplies, and Parliamentary authority.

of the the

his batteries are practically silent." The proposed settlement calis for financial sacrifices by the United I convinced myself of the truth of Kingdom and most of the overseas this statement when I visited the governments, and by the company Chinese field battery two miles from and its associates, but it is belleved the Japanese lines. Although the these will be offset by benefis battery fired numbers of shots and accruing to all parties, particularly all present took cover awaiting re to the publle users of the company's taliation, no retaliation came.

The battery commander, Colonel

system.

IMMEDIATE REDUCTION

HONGKONG CABLE CHARGES SLASHED

Concessions By All Parties Concerned

London, April 8.

rifle with his cane.

The Japanese drew back a few paces, and rammed a cartridge into the breach of the rifte, put his finger | on the trigger rendy to fire.

The Britons refused to get excited and walked away-Reuter.

Finance

Issue

CABINET TO RESIGN AND COALITION NOW M. DALADIER'S PLAN

Tense Hours As Senators Condemn Prime Minister, Leading Leftist Assault

Paris, Apr. 8.

The French Senate to-day rejected M. Leon Blum's Finance Bill by 223 votes to 49, and the French Cabinet has since resigned.

The Senate gave summary treatment to Mr. Blum's Financial Bill, and refused even to discuss it, and finally rejected it outright by 223 votes to 49.

The Senate never was so crowded in living memory. M. Blum spoke for two hours and was frequently interrupted by ironic applause. He bitterly assailed the House, declaring that circumstances were no longer the same as in 1926 or 1934. The working classes had become conscious of their rights.

"You have no right to the decision. That belongs to the Assembly chosen by universal suffrage," he declared.

New Rates

For Cables

To Empire

DLT and NLT messages from Hongkong to any part of the British Empire will cost only $8.34 for 25 words, compared with the current rate of $30.42 to England, $27.50 to Austraila, $30.84 to New Zealand, $40 to Canada, and $42 to South Africa,

Deferred messages

will cost only 50 cents per word. The present rate to England is $1.85 per word, to Australia $1.65. to Canada $2.25 and to South Africa $2.55.

Code messÁK CA will cost Go cents per word, compared with the current rate of $2.19 to Eng- land. $1.98 to Australia, $2.22 to New Zealand, $2.80 to Canada and $3,03 to South Africa,

40 HONGKONG AMAHS WHO WON BIG SWEEP FEARED KIDNAPPED

Over forty of the 300 amahs who won the $141,000 sweep on the Hongkong Derby have been kidnapped, it is reported.

They are now being held by bandits in the Shiuhing district of Kwangtung.

A large ransom, believed to be equivalent to their Sir Campbell Stuart, Chairman of winnings in the sweep, has been demanded for their the Imperial Communications Ad- visory Committee, made the follow-release, it is said.

M. Jules Jeanneney, President of the Senate, Interrupted at this point and said: "This House will make a decision in complete freedom, and you, Monsieur the Prime Minister, - must draw your own.conclusions.”.

M. Blam proceeded to make a last appeal, adding that the Senate was going to the limits the Constitution allowed.

There was a frigid silence as the Premier left the Tribune.

Shortly after the Senate vote, the Blum Government definitely decided to resign.

There are. Indications that M. Edouard Daladier will be called on to form a Government, and will attempi to do so on a wide basis, covering practically all the parties-Router.

Chamberlain Explains Quest For Friendships

Pleads For Little More Patience

Soft Words Do Not Hide Iron Determination

Birmingham, Apr. 8. Nobody can question the de- to see the business of rearma termination of the British people ment through, to completion,

recognising as they must that it

is Britain's best security against war and that of all sacrifices Chang, with a record of 30 years of The main purpose of the proposed

none is so terrible as those of soldiering, said: "Our tillery is

war, declared Mr. Neville Cham- le regretted the delay in conclud-equal to theirs. At the battles in the settlement is three-fold. First, ting announcement this afternoon.

The Imperial

The amahs, accompanied by their families, left berlain, the Prime Communicatluna

Minister. ing the negotiations, which he attri-beginning and during the middle of provides for an immediate and sub-

stantial reduction in Empire tele buted to internal incidents.--Reuter including and a pieces of artillery, graph rates, and makes it more easily represented me Government, of are Hongkong for their native village shortly after collecting night.

speaking before 2,500 here to- Including 40 five-inch guns. Now we possible for further reductions to be the the compute they have only 27 guns effected in the future if the expected United Kingdom, the Governments of their prize money. |active."

the alimulus to traffic makes this prac-

Dominious, the Government of TYPHUS CASE IN

He was not prepared to gamble India, the Crown Colonies, To reach the battery, I first rode

A week after their arrival in the Only one or two of the tleable,

Protec

omaha with the lives of men, women and EMPRESS LINER In a galloping truck which ignored

Secondly, it relieves the present torates and Mandated Territories, village they decided to invite the managed to flee into the darkness be- children of the British race and blood.

Though entire population, numbering overal fore the party was surrounded.

the storm necessity of war" ruts, rocks and natural laws,

Cable and and strain of

Wireless state that no the result of negotiation hundreds, to a grand, feast in celebra" with 35 villagers, were tied together it had brisér in the past, he was nót

which have been in then hiked for three miles over hills finances, by providing for an

The remaining progress since

amnahs, together might arise in the future, he and, as quarantine yesterday for fumigation plentifully, and strewn fragments at Government now helds (in Wireless, Lid, through its Chairman, been seen in the poor, pensant town. Unless the ransom is paid the there was no other way which

The Empress of Japan was put into and fields over which shelia whistled exchange of the prier charge on the July, 1935, a general agreement has tion of their good fortune.

which

been reached with, Cable and

Dellencies which had never before the hills,ARABA

with ropes, and were marched Into prepared to give the word for action

unters he was absolutely convinced purposes. It is sailing today. A tested in past shellings.

Wilshaw, Edward third-class passenger has been sent

the form of rental for beam, wireless | Kociated compárlás oVerkens, which were ordered from Canion and Hing" | hostages, the bandita: have warned; he enlinterith the Antilo~75/*= From the hill top I surveyed No-stations) for an interest in an equity will enable a far-reaching scheme of to hospital suffering from typhun.-- United Press.

Man'a-Land, which was a huge chess-undertaking.

will be put to board of green and brown aquares,

- Ravelry was at Ha-height; when a well-four Thirdly, the governments concern-reductions in telegraph-„rates; be- (Further Stop Press Nows on -Page-16.)

sown and fallow fields bordered by ed are asked in confrmation of their tween the different countries of the gang of bandite, armed with ride, and

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