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一拜禮 號五廿月四英港香 MONDAY, APRIL

25, 1938.

日五廿月三

LINES

CHINESE

JAPANESE

PRESSURE

ENORMOUS

Invaders Driven Out Of Hopei, Shansi Towns

TERRIBLE CASUALTIES ON LONG BATTLE FRONT

Hankow, Apr. 25.

At dawn this morning the Chinese command ordered a general offensive along the entire line north of Taierchwang, in a determined attempt to turn back the Japanese forces, which are pushing southward from Yihsien towards Taierchwang.

The result of the offensive was not known by mid-morning, but the situation at Tancheng is admitted to be critical-Reuter.

JAPANESE AIMING TO PUSH ON SOUTH

Hankow. Apr. 25.

Heavy fighting was reported all day yesterday from the vicinity of Tancheng, but there is no indication that either the Japanese or Chinese made important gains.

The Japanese are aiming at pushing on south from Linyi through Tancheng in order to cut the Lunghai railway at Sinancheng, on the border of Kiangsu and Shantung. If the move is successful, it will not only mean that the railway is finally cut in one place, but will present a serious threat to the Chinese right flank, should the Japanese troops move to the right and advance along the railway to Hsuchow.

of

The Chinese forces west Tuierchwang will therefore be com- pelled to fall back on the Grond Canal.

These forces may be forced to full back anyway, as the Japanese are furiously attacking Talerchwang from the direction of Yihslen. Three Chinese columns are pulting up a stubborn defence in n position north of Talerchwang and they give sign of cracking.

Another

her threat to the Lunghni rail-

no

frome Japanese who way comes are pushing on relatiessly to Filisien

JAPANESE

RETAKE HOHSIEN

Owing To Renewed Chinese Pressure

Shanghai, Apr. 25. Another indication of Chinese;

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Coast Steamship Officers' Strike Threatens

CHINESE "MOP UP"

going on, Chinese troops recently routed a

In Taierchwang, near which large-scale fighting is again strong Japanese force. Here are troops "mopping up" the area and even the high-speed camera only caught their movements as a blur as they dashed through shell-fire (smoking debris in foreground) to bomb the Japanese rear-guard.

Churchmen Threatened By Purge

Soviet May Close Moscow Churches

Moscow, Apr. 24. The Archulshop and Bishop of Moscow are amook д dozen clergy ebarged with member- ship of an underground anti- Soviet terrorist.....organisation, engaged in espionage en bekalf of the Fascist

powers, and of plotting to overthrow the Soviet regime-Reuter,

MONKS, NUNS IMPRISONED

Moscow, Apr. 24. During the Greek Orthodox Church's Easter services, which have) been drawing thousands of people in attendance, officials announced that a gigantic liquidation was underway, threatening

to close Moscow's churches,

churge ecclesiastic counter-

es with being allied to

and Japan and plotting to overthrow the Government. They revealed that the purge was con- centrated in the Moscow district, and that they had already gooled nearly a dozen monks and nuns, charged with:

n

as devout sabotage and

officials have not moleated

the

Canada Offers Aircraft To

Great Britain

Ottawa. Apr. 24. 'Representatives of Canadian aircraft manufacturers visited the Deputy Minister of National Detence, and offered him the entire faciliter of Canada for the Empire's needs,

They asked the Minister lo convey offers to the British Air- craft Mission which is due to reach the United States in the coming week--Reuter,

WORLD SLUMP AVOIDED

British Expert Praises Roosevelt

Soviet Holds Rose Cohen In Solitary Confinement

Strong Protest Lodged

Moscow, Apr. 24.

GUILD DECIDES ON ULTIMATUM TO OPERATORS TO-DAY

A vigorous British protest has followed the recent dis- covery that British woman Communist, Rose Cohen, has been undergoing solitary con- finement during the past eight| kong. months.

Persistent efforts by the British:

Embassy to obtain the bare admis- sion of her arrest were fruitle until inst week, when M. Potemkin admitted that she was arrested on August 13, and that she would be charged with espionage and cons- piracy.

Viscount Chilston, British Ambus- Soviet had acted in disregard of the sador, formally protested that the agreement under which the Soviets rtook to notify all arrested Bri- lists subjects.

undertook

Viscount Chilston stated that Brl- tain takes a very gruve view of the unsatisfactory state of affairs vealed by the Cohen and cases, which disregard the elemen-

Aimilor

tury principles of International comity, and which threatens jeopardy to Anglo-Soviet relations.

He

made

requested that every effort be to ensure that the woman Cohen be brought to trial without delay, that the British Embassy be furnished with details of the charges against her, and that permission be given Embassy omelais to visit her in prison.

Rose Cohen has been for many years foreign editor of the semi- official Moscow Daily News. She was born in London In 1894.- Reuter,

Rome-Berlin Axis Flaws Suspected

Purpose Of Hitler's Visit To Rome

Examined

Rejects Offers From Certain Companies

A major waterfront crisis is developing in Hong-

The China Coast Officers' Guild, at a meeting yesterday, rejected offers by certain shipping companies, and in letters which will be despatched to-day by the Secretary, Mr. W. E. Kirby, will deliver a virtual ultimatum to the companies concerned, giving 48 hours' notice in which to reply to demands for salary increases for deck officers and engineers. Unless demands are met a strike may be called.

It is stated that coastal companies affected are:: Messrs. Williamson & Co., Messrs. Peters & Co., and the Wo Fat Sing Company, and all the river companies with the exception of the Hongkong, Canton and Macao Steamboat Company.

IMPORTANT GAINS BY INSURGENTS

--Fall Of Castellon- Now Imminent

Hendaye, Apr. 25. Converging Insurgent columns have reached Torre Blanc, 22 miles outside of Castellon, after seizing the three main highways, and forcing the Loyalists from the Valdancha Mountains.

Concentrating an offensive on the southern edge, 50 miles from the coastal wedge, the Insurgents entered the rich orange, lemon and almond

country,

hamper

lish a base from where to attack

Certain river companies offered a 15 per cent. temporary and condi- tional bonus in response to the Guild's original demands for increas- ed salaries.

This bonus offer was declined t yesterday's meeting of the Guild, which deefded that the 15 per cent. offer would be considered only as a dennite increase in salary, incorpor- nied lato ships Articles of Agree- ment.

A reply to this demand has been requested within 48 hours.

In

the

case of the three constal lines concerned in the dispute, the Guild has requested, within 48 hours, favourable replies to its demands for Hongkong Arbitration Award scale Increased scales of pay to replace the of 1919, one

month's leave on full ranking pay for each year of service, a Provident Fund or some alternative scheme in lieu, and an increased messing allowance,

The Guild has refused an offer of 7 per cent, additional bonus.

The new scale of salaries demand-

by the Guild are:

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Coastal Masters

Chief Engineers

.$750

700

Chief Officers and Second

Engineers

Mountain fighting covered 100 square miles, columne of Moors and Berlin, Apr. 24.

Galiclons being engaged along the Well-informed cireles have pre-

Sierra

Carbonera ridge to Tosal de

550 Second Omcers and 3rd Eng- in Kiangsu on the east bank of the

dicted that Heer Adolf Hitler, dur. Horenga, from where they dominated. ing his visit to Rome, will discuss the roads to Castellon from Abloca- Incers (Certificated) Grand Canal, and are only six miles

..... 350 London, Apr. 24.

possible flaws in the Rome-Berlin cer, Cueva de Vinroma and Alcala de

Under the old Scale the maximum from the railway. However, the Chinese are stated to be holding Pih-pressure on the south Yangtse the faithful who rejected the

Sir George Paish, economic adviser axla as a result of the Anglo-Italian Chivert. sien. Reuter.

sux- to the Lloyd George Cabinet, in an accord.

It is predicted that the capture of pay for Masters on vessels over 2,000 sector was given by a Japanese gestion that tlicy should boycott the Interview to-day, expressed the However, it is generally believed Castellon will be accomplished in a tons is $570 per month. Rains Slow Attackers

co-operation in few days, and this wil spokesman this morning with Easter services, newspapers opinton that President Roosevelt's that Italo-German

chose the time to renew demands for "pump-priming" would temporarily Spain has strengthened the axis Madrid's food communications. Here Shanghai, Apr. 25. the sudden announcement that intensification of anti-religious pro-save the world from almost complete sumciently to withstand any British the Insurgents will be able to estab Heavy rains have impeded the Hohsien had been re-occupied by pagando. movement of heavy Japanese arul-the Japanese.

It is believed that the pact might Valencia. lery and motorised units, but they

It is noteworthy that most of the

Commenting on President Roose- be the opening wedge for a four- Meanwhile the Loyalists have re- Hohsien is a town between Wuhu worshippers who braved the drizzl-

"I feared power pact in which failed to stop the warfare on the 100- and Nanking, near which the Panny ing rain were nearly all old women, velt's programme, he said:

the Reichsisted heavy pressure on Tortosa... Shantung front, after was sunk.

indicating the effectiveness of Soviet a world economic breakdown late in would finally succeed in divorcing United Press. Japanese communique had claimed

the nation's the spring: Now the outlook for at the The spokesman occupation of

that the propaganda among of Toncheng, 15

least a year is changed." north of the Lunghal railway and sten recently for strategic reasons,

miles Japanese bad withdrawn from Hoh-youth.

The theatres offered special cast

of Plhalen,

and because everything was quiet.tractions and competed with the gold us "one of the most important Unconfirmable

foreign reports They had now been forced to re-churches. Moscow's anti-religious state that the German adviser, Herr occupy the town owing to military museum featured an anti-Easter dis- von Falhenhausen, is in virtual com- necessities-Reuter, mand of the Chinese forces on the Lunghat railway, while General

Shunu Shiroku, the noted tacticiam, has allegedly assumed command of all the Japanese troops north of the Yangtse.

A Japanese spokesman refused to confirm or deny General Terauchi's recall. However, foreign military observers bellove that fi is "very possible."

With the Japanese artillery batter-

stated

NO INCOME TAX RAISE FORECAST

play-United Press.

Report Of Bombing Repudiated

at-

economic collapse.

He regarded the release of frozen

points of the programme. Ho said: The main causes of the prosoni de- pression in the United States was the cessation of Government expen ditures. You cannot stop vast ex penditures like that without reducing buying power."

pressure.

Franco-Russian

and

Czech-

| Slovakian alliances-United Press.

Fleet Going

DEATH OF NOTED To Weihaiwei ARCHITECT

It was announced this morning that) Sir George suld the new pro the China Flest would leave Hong- gramine would "put considerable kong for Weihaiwel on or about June

Sir Guy Dawber Of money into circulation, while lavish 2. The decision finally puts at rest Garden Design Fame

*to

expenditures were likely to cauke a marked business recovery. Further rumours that Welhalwe would be abandoned because of Japanese ne- more, in the event of private enter-cupation of the area.

London, April 25. prise being encouraged, due

The death is recorded of Sir Guy revisions in taxation,

Commander-in-Chief, Vice- ing at the outskirts of Talerchwang, The British taxpayer is sighing with

other Admiral Sir Percy Noble, will leave Dawber, Ki, RA, FA, of King's Japanese reports state that Japanese rellef at the conndent and widespread Macao Affair Said Toms Vessed, recovery of for Shanghai in H.M.S. Falmouth on Lynn, Nortolk.--Reuter,

May 7,

London, April 25.

plancs are bombing Chinese forces re-reports that Britain's £1,000,000,000 treating to. Klangru, where they are budget, which was completed by Sirt drawing up new lines with Pilsen John Simon in his study at his Surrey

United Press,

home last night, does not contain an Tancheng's Capture Claimed increase in the income tax.

Be Fabricated

and

trade may be witnessed."

He expressed the opinion that the recession in the United States had Shanghai, Apr. 25.

had répercussions throughout the world, Chinese The reports that two

observing:

the

United States is normally a buyer of rubber, wool, coffee, sugar, and other When the United AStates curtalled purchases, lower commodity prices throughout the world followed.".

vaner) southward from Shantung, that fund unaiderable slice of the extra Japanese plenca near Macao yester“ | commodities.

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The spokesman maintained that

CIANO LEAVES FOR ALBANIA

Rome, Apr. 25,

Sir Guy Dawber was articled in King's Lynn, and, after study in the offices of Sir Thomas Deane of Dublin and of Sir Eriest George, MAG of London, commenced to practice in Gloucester, and afterwards went to London, His speciality was in laying out and designing gardens

passenger vessels had been sunk by Continuing their steam-roller ad- that d

required will be provided by day, was described to-day by Japanese officially claimed late last measures to check tax evasion, and Japanese naval spokesman

He was President of the Royal night the capture of the 3,000 year the rest will come from Indirect

taxa malicious fabrication,

with

The Italian Foreign Minister, Institute of British Architects from old city of Tancheng, 10 miles south ten, probably on luxury commodities. vious ulterior motive.

Count Ciano, left here for Tirana 1026 to 1027, and President of the of Lingyl. This would bring the But as to what particular commo

Architectural Association from 1904 Japanese within 12

12 miles north of the dilles are likely to be affected, poll- the only attack recently made on Palah predicted the present world

It la noteworthy “that. Sir George Yesterday to stlund the wedding 1906. He was awarded the Royal

Albania's King Zog. Wageskarga Lical correspondents suggest be- Chinese vessels was on April 17 Anancial dinculties ten years ago that the Franco-Italian negotiations At one time he was vice-President "Count". Ciano'i „departure means Gold Medal for Architecture in 1928,

• zlated that the Cancheng was stormed, at dawn: yes: nothing resembling à consensus of were sunk,

ky following an attack on Stales series of bank crashes allvar. {Continued on Page:1): opinion-Reuter,

"Limgħal rallway.ARK Telty:of] wildering variety of, ponibililjes," but | when a nimber of Chinese craft and he also predicted the United, wili be interrupted for a few. dayam | and' Chairman of the Counell for the

A Japanese E warship Reuter,

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