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No: 18503

四拜禮 號八廿月四英港香

SHANTUNG

THURSDAY, APRIL 28,

FIGHTING

.1988. 1日八廿月三

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CENTRES PISHIEN AND YIHSIEN

Counter-Attacks By Chinese Regain Much Lost Ground

Talerchwang, Shantung, Apr. 28.

The grim struggle between Chinese and Japanese forces in south Shantung continues' with unprecedented violence on the Yihsien and Pihsien sectors.

DARING OFFICER

-GENERAL SUN LIEN-CHUNG one of the ablest leaders on the

The scenes of fighting yesterday were the villages Taicrchwang-Yihsien front, has south-east of Yihsien and north of Pihsien, which were won undying fame for the part all reduced to ruins after heavy artillery and air bom- he played in the earlier successes bardments.

there and his brilliant defence in Нів men are later stages.

REJECTION

It is revealed that on the night of April 26 the among the finest in the army. Japanese forces started a general attack on the Chinese at Lanchengtien, Yaochiachwang, Takuanchwang, Changlou, Tingchiachiao and Taichwang, points south- east of Yihsien. Resisting stubbornly, the Chinese defenders repulsed wave after wave of attacking Japanese, slaughtering many daring who came within

ITALY, GERMANY NERVOUS

Watching Anglo-

· French Parley

Prague Trying

·To Influence Decisions

London, Apr. 20. The Anglo-French talles which are have opening Lundun to-day aroused considerable interest and speculation in the European capitals. The conversations are between M. Prime Edouard Daladier, French Minister, M. Georges Bonnet, Foreign Minister, Mr. Neville Chamberlain, British Prime Minister and Lord Halifax, Foreign Sceretary.

And

they will cover a wide field of inter- Auional atrairs. but the problem of Czecho-Slovakia, in the light of the recent demands of Sudeten German leader, Herr Konrad Henlein, is most likely to provide,one of the difficult attacked.

STILL

lond Cro

and

flowers and fruit,

from 90

KAYSER GLOVES In white, navy & brown

from $1:95' pri

WHITEAWAY'S

RAGING

Anglo-Irish Accord

Millions For Australia's Defence Plan

Canberra, Apr. 27.

The Commonwealth Treasurer, Mr. Casey, Introduced a Bill to- day authorising defence loans of £10,000,000, of which £4,000,- 000 is to be raised immediately.

The Government intends to place orders for defence capital works amounting to 25.250,000 for In the current year, and

£17.750,000 next year,

Defence expenditure for the next three years, will aggregate $43,000,000-Reuter Special.

KING ZOG WEDS IN SIMPLE CEREMONY

DE VALERA GIVES CHAMBERLAIN MUCH CREDIT FOR PACT

Broad British View Of Appeasement Succeeds

London, Apr. 27. Prompt steps have been taken to implement the Anglo-Irish agreements, both in the London and Dublin Parliaments.

Mr. Malcolm MacDonald has introduced a Bill to the. House of Commons "to give effect to the agreements regarding the relations of the United Kingdom and Eire."

Mr. Eamon De Valera introduced a similar measure in the Dail, and declared that the House must accept or reject the agreements as a whole. He especially dwelt on Tirana, Apr. 28. the return of ports at present in the hands of the British

of The marriage of King. Zog Albania and the Countess Appany! Navy, and said they were handed over unconditionally. The Czechoslovakian Minister to took place in the Great Hall of the The agreement finally establishes Irish sovereignty in 26 London, M. Jan Masaryk, has just Imperial Palace, yesterday.

the Albanian counties and the territorial seas. The President of

OF GERMAN day

DEMANDS

range of their lines with machine-gun fire and hand- WITHDRAWN

grenades.

Toward Japanese

midnight, a batch of succeeded in soldiers

north-west were of Talchwang. They corner driven

the Chinese in a back by counter-attack yesterday morning. Some... 500 Japanese soldiers were sioin in this action.

forcing a way into the

Changlou also fell into Japonese hands but was later recaptured.

Chinese counter-attacks at Lan- and Yaochinchwang, chengtien,

reaped yesterday Takuanchwang tangible results, having driven buck the Japanese for a considerable dis- tance.

Ambassador Here For Brief Visit

Announcement Seen

In Prague Press Later Denied

conversations with British Parliament conducted the ceremony. Stein? It is probable the Anglo-assisted by the

Daladier, Bonnet Arrive

President of the Court will have before Supreme ministers

The President of the Parliament them some. Information regarding how far the Czecho- Slovakian Gov-read the three articles of the Civil ernment feels itself able to go in un Code declaring the couple must be effort to reach a compromise with faithful to each other, and that the wife must follow her husband, who Herr Henlein-Reuter."

must protect her.

He asked the King and Countess whether they aceep.ed one another and and

then simply declared them

It

was a very brief cere M. Edouard Daladier and M. married. Georges Bonnet, the French states-mony.

Among the many splendid gifts re men, have arrived at Croydon from Paris, where they were met by Lord ceived were a magnificent automobile Halifax, British Foreign Secretary, from Herr Adolf Hitler and four and M.- Churles Carbin, the French grey throughbred horses from the Hungarian Government-Router.........

..

London, Apr. 28.

Prague, Apr. 28. The arnouncement of the rejection of Herr Konrad Hen-Ambassador-Reuter Bulletin, lein's demands by the Czecho- Slovakian Government, which

Bombs Do Not Delay appeared in the official press and other newspapers last night, was Train From Hankow

cancelled in the final editions of Japanese planes, carrying out the newspapers and replaced by deter-systematic routine bombings of a brief statement to the effect mined onslaught on the night of the Canton-Hankow and Kow that the curlier announcement April 20. After an all-night battle, loon-Canton Railways, created a was incorrect. United Press.

vigour of the Japanese

On the north Pihsien sector three Japanese columns launched

the

altack

began to wane The Chinese started no-man's land fifty miles ahead

a counter-offensive, killing some 300 and fifty miles behind the British Japanese and selzing five machine-Ambassador's special train of Chinese line was con- two conches, which arrived in guns. The solidated later.

In a renewed effort to recapture Hongkong at 8.30 a.m. to-day.

While extraordinary precautions Tancheng, two Chinese columns are closing on the town, one from the

were taken by both Japanese and south and the other from the north- Chinese to ensure that the Ambassa- west. The Chinese military authori- dor's express would meet with no iles are confident that the town will mishap on the journey from Hankow be recaptured soon as most of the to Hongkong, Japanese planes did not Japanese troops there have been desist from bombing operations an transferred elsewhere. Central News. the Kowloon-Canton Railway and the

Spokesman's Lips Sealed

Pelping, Apr, 26:

track was blown up yesterday after- noon when a direct hit was made at Cheungmukiau. Repairs were effect A Japanese spokesman said latoed, however, before the train passed last night at a press conference: at 8 o'clock this morning. "Yes, there is news from Shantung. but I am prohibited to announce it." -United Press.

U.S. Students Hear Demand For Boycott

Nation-wide A

Anti- War Rally

Egio Allo, Calif., Apr. 27.

In connection with the fifth annual nationwide student peace demonstra- tlon, protesting against war, *1,200 Stanford, Uilveralty students heard Mr. Owen Lattimore, noted author lecturer, who lived for years in Mongolia, urge the United States to dis: Interna- take, a “positive”; stand Honai alalım

Mr Latimore recommended borembarko on good, and

nations Ejazing Germany, In

the

MAY CUT

SUGAR QUOTAS

International Body

B.B.C. TO BROADCAST ALL TEST MATCHES AND F.A. CUP FINAL

For the first time in history, the B.B.C. will broadcast a continuous ball-by-hall description of the Test Matches between England and Australia.

The First Test commences at Nottingham on June 10. The B.B.C has arranged for a transmitter at Daventry, working on a suitable frequency, to be devoted exclusively to a continuous broadcasting from the ground. Transmissions will commence at 2 p.m. G.M.T. (10 p.m. H.K.T.) and will be continued until each day's The International Sugar Com-play ends at about 6.30 p.m. (2.30 am. H.K.T.). ¡mittee met to-day to discuss the

In Conference

London, Apr. 27.

Twelve British refugees from Han-proposed five per cent. reduction kow taking advantage of the diplo- in the production quotas for the matic Immunity provided for the 1938 and 1939 crops. Ambassador's express, made

It is estimated that in the markets journey southwards. Four remained at Canton to catch the night bont available the signatories to the quota in the current season, whereas the to-night, and the remainder coming system will use 3,220,000 metrie tons on to Hongkong by train,

quota is for 3,011,000. The release

Australian commentators, who have gone to England especially for the purpose, will give the descriptions which will be broadcast in the special transmission.

In addition to the special trans- misalan, frequency of which will be announced later, commentaries the Tests will be broadcast in Trans-

on

The dates of the Test Matches are:

intervals, during the normal pro- of 102,500 to Belgium, Brazil, Ger- mission. 11 and Transmission III at Sir Archibald Kerr. Clark Kerr,

Hungary,

Feru and France to 288,500,

grammes. the Ambassador, and Lady Kerr were many, met at the Kowloon Railway Station will reduce the surplus by the A.D.C. to His Excellency the but application of the full five per June 10-14 at Nottingham; June 24- cent. reduction will still leave a sur- Governor.

plus of 83,075 metric tons.

Many believe that this, together They will be guests at Government House until to-morrow, when they with the additional voluntary re will leave for Shanghol by the leases which are expected to be ann- Empress of Canada.

JAPANESE FLIES

BY CLIPPER

..

nounced shortly, will be sumelent to erase the surplus. Others predict a disagreement in the application of the reduction.

The Chinese will influence United Press.

and Spanish ware the discussions

RECORD CONSUMPTION OF SUGAR

Washington, Apr. 27.

20 at Lord's; July 8-12 at Manches- ter; Jung 22-20 23 Leeds; and August 20-24 at the Oval,

FA Cup Final

To Be Broadcast The Australians first match-that with Worcestershire on Saturday this week will be described by Howard Marshall; the well-known broadcast- ing commentator from Worcester Cricket Club Ground in Trans- day mission III, and later in the A. E. R. Cilgan will give listeners in Transmission IV an eye-witness one of the rest-known natron: in lah side" that Kaxa con captained the Eng- 1824-352) EN

Transmissions for Saturday's match will be as followe

San Francisco, Apr. 27. Commander Kanzo Miura, sealstant In survey of world nugar consump-account of the day's play. Güligan,

the Japanese Erbay at Washington, boarded the lion, it was revealed that a record Naval Attache to

pounds had been reached for the Hawal Clipper or the Orient to-day's high on a per capita basis of 32.

Also aboard was the noted Amer

the Rev. Genie your ended August 31; 1937, com #VIENU_to=/ MTs pared with 31 the previous year,

27.7% in 1983 and 28,7 ten year:250)

Shepherd

umption war: 37 lang

with 237-231,000) in 1835.

Australia In

TRANSMISSION HI Saturday, 11.45 p.m. ILK.T. Monday, 11.45 p.m. HK.T. Tuesday, 11.45 p.m. II.K.T.

· TRANSMISSION III

(Lys Winess Accounts)

4.48 a.m. each day of Match.

Air Mission 'Travelling

To Pacific

Avoid All Formal Contacts With U.S. Government

The new Senufe met for the first time at Leinster House, which is the same building in which the Dail meet

that M

A Dublin messago · says

De Valera was warmly applauded in the Dail when he asked for approval of the London agreement He sald that Eire fully realised her obligations would regarding defence, and she modernise her port defensive system. Eire would never permit her territory to be used as a base for an attack against Britain.

He belleved that Irish unity would be secured in a short time because he belleved the British Government realised that Irish unity was more besportant:

ant than disunity-----

****Washington, Apr.”27:"" The British, Air Mission, visited The agreement would have been Baltimore this morning and inspected impossible except for Mr. Neville he Glen Martin Acroplane Factory, Chamberlain's broad view of con- returning to Washington in the even-clllation and appeasement in these ing, after which the members pro- critical_times. posed to leave almost immediately Mr. Cosgrave, lender of the opposl—” for the Pacific Coast on their main tion, welcomed the agreement and tour of air factories.

said his party would vote, for it

STOP PRESS

As though to emphasise the non-Reuter. political and purely technical nature. their task, the members of the Mission are not making any official calls here but are confining them- selves to conferences at the British Embassy. They had an interview with Sir Ronald Lindsay yesterday. Although badgered considerably by newspapermen the members of the Mission managing, good.

are

humeuredly, to say nothing-Reuter.

Roosevelt's Policy Not Accepted By U.S. People

Approval Of Anglo- Italian Accord Draws Censure

TUNGWO DUE BACK- IN SHANGHAI

་

Shanghai, Apr. 28. The Jardine steamer, Tungwa, which was seized by the Japanese on Tuesday night, was released at 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon, and is expected to arrive in Shanghai this Consul- moming, when the British General will open an enquiry regard- Ing the Japanese allegation that a Chinese member of the crew fired on, Japanese troops-Reuter.

Washington, Apr. 27. President Franklin D. Roosevelt's recently expressed approval of the Angio-Italian agreement was criticis-16.

LEADING STOKER FACES CHARGES Lending Stoker George Hail, H.MA Parthian, is to be charged in

ed by the Washington Star to-day in Central Magistracy to-day == a result.

and their

certainty of Am

Americans First Game On Saturday an article reflecting the current un- of having driven an automobile me a tram-line standard in Des Voeux in regard to Ameri-Central at midnight.

He

Self-question policy

Claiming

the American people

Spain,

The automobile involved,

A Running Cominentary, on the

was chared by two Chinese pal tle for the English Football can foreign

nen and arrested in the Kaval policemen Association Cup, which will take disapprove of the President's action, Yard early in the morning. place at Wembley Stadium on Satur- the paper says, "We have witnessed day, wit be broadcast in Daventry a complete reversal of the United was badly damaged, là said to bene

States Government's attitude towards to Dr. La Ping transmissions.

world lawlessness. We have can- The event will be described fordoned the annexation of Ethiopia

by. export observera and Italian Intervention in listeners Following are the times for each for approval of both these acts of Daventry transmission:

brigandsgo lathe, kernel of the agreement which Suppor Mamolini has forosa from Mr. Chamberlai

"From the most, exalted place in Amarica words have been spoken Indiesting that Fascist tactics, no onter the Indianation in the United Staine Covertiment's" breast,

the PHONE Antures to believe IV! | KBILE.T. American owu le réel differently and That: Mry Chamberlain's reallem does xtent" the (Ema not prevall/hwe;lo tha

Transmission 1 1 pm, H.K.T. (Munday),|--

Transmimion 11 pm. MXX (Sunday).

Tranámissión -KIT) - AAA MM. TKTM Saturday).