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三拜禮 號四月五英港香

MAY WEDNESDAY,

4, 1938.

日五月四

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FAILURE COST JAPAN 15,000 KILLED

to

WEARY ARMY Japan Strives to

NOW FIGHTS

DEFENSIVELY

800,000 Chinese Drive Deeply Into Enemy As Big Offensive Starts

Hankow, May 4.

The Ta Kung Pao states in this morning's issue that the first Japanese offensive in southern Shantung, which has resulted in failure, had cost 15,000 Japanese lives by May 1.

The newspaper says that the Japanese offensive aimed at the capture of Pihsien, but met with unexpectedly strong Chinese resistance.--United Press.

TANGTU CITY RETAKEN

Hanko, May 4.

It is officially announced that Chinese troops have reoccupied Tangtu City, fifteen miles north-east of Wuhu.-United Press.

Chinese Advance Swiftly

Hankow, May 4.

miles jo claimed by the Chinese following the luunching of a general offensive In south Shantung yesterday.

An advance of several

the

The Chinese delivered smashing attacks through the centre of Japanese line, north of Pision and cast of Talerchwang.

A telephone message from the front stales the Chinese have occupied Tallangpi and Slaoliangi, two villages west of Szebuchong, adding that the Japanese were retreating northward.

The general offensive heralds the commencement of the decisive stage to of the Shantung battles, according competent observers, who have long expected the Chinese forces, which number about 800,000, to deliver this

attack crushing attack. The

has come at a time when the Japanese spent themselves have apparently In an offensive of their own.

DAY

CHINESE THREATEN PEIPING DISTRICT

Japanese Bombers Seen At Work

Peiping, May 3. Golfers on the Country Golf club course five miles west of Peiping saw bombers methodically Japanese bumbing a spot in the hills south of Mentouituo for over an hour this

morning notions were clearly audible |

However, following the arrival of in

The

Peiping.

SMILE OF CONFIDENCE

As the Chinese armies attack, 800,000 strong, on a long Shantung front, the leaders who are directing the battle smile confidently. This is the latest photograph of Marshal Chiang Kai-shek and his colleagues, General Li Ching-jen, the Kwangsi strategist, and General Pei Chng-hai, another officer from South China who has distinguished himself in the recent fight- ing.

GOVERNMENT TRIES

TO SELL KAU SING AND GET NEW SHIP

Old Typhoon Rescue Tug Wrecked In 1937 Gale

The typhoon rescue tug, Kau Sing, is to be offered for 2,000 reinforcements, the Japanese A subsequent inspection of Mentou sale in a few days, it is learned from Government.

north-cast

Talerchwang of

Check Russian Intervention

ANXIETY FELT FOR HONGKONG YACHT

Fears Ma On Shan May Have Run Into Typhoon

Since Squadron Leader Fran- cis, and his wife, left Hongkong four days ago for Singapore in their 62-foot Ketch Ma On Shan, no information has been received of their whereabouts.

Mr. H. S. Rouse, a friend of the yachtsman, said to-day that before leaving, Squadron-Leader Francis had not given any in-

dication of the course he was taking.

"If he has gone down by Haloan

Strait, then he may have missed the typhoon, but that is only speculation," said Mr. Rouse.

He admitted that there was con- siderable anxiety felt for the safety of the cutter.

The cutter was well-equipped with slores and it is possible that its skipper may have picked up a warn

of the typhoon on his radio re- ing calving set which had been Atted into the cabin. It that case it is possible he may have made a dash for the coast and secured shelter in an iso- lated bay.

Typhoon Passed 100 Miles Away Yesterday's typhoon passed within 100 miles, south-cast, of Hongkong, according to a Royal Observatory report, and it probably entered the this morning. coast near Swatow

the nearest to The typhoon was Colony at midnight. Pressure re- innins highest over the Pacific to the east of the Bonins.

Local forecast is west and south-

winds, west

moderate, fuir showery.

ACCUSES SOVIET OF SUPPLYING CHINESE WITH 500 AIRCRAFT

"Acts of Hostility" Cause Tokyo's Policy Fo Stiffen

Tokyo, May 4.

Japan to-day renewed her efforts to seek a cessation of Soviet Russian .. ance to China.

In a lengthy tement, issued at 6.30 o'clock last night by the Foreign Office Spokesman, the Japanese Government accused Soviet Russia of having supplied to China 500 aircraft with Red Army pilots, and ground Crews numbering about 200 men.

Of this number, however, the statement estimated, only about 100 machines. are now serviceable, the remainder having crashed or been destroyed by Japanese raiders.

6,000 CHINESE FARMERS FACE STARVATION

Isolated In Hungjao Area By Japanese

The statement recalled that Mr. Mamoru Shigemitan, Japaneso Am- bassador to Moscow, had unsuccess- fully protested on April 4 to M. Maxím Litvinoff, Soviet Foreign Com missar, regarding Russian avistance to China, which, In view of the mill- tary and political systems of the Soviet Union, the Japanese Govern- ment was constrained to regard as " Soviet net of hosililty towards Japan,"

Mr. Shigemitsu's protest followed that made by Foreign Minister Kold Hirota to M. Michael Slavutsky, Shanghai, May 1.

Sovlet envoy to Tokyo, on March 28, Chinese reports state that drawing the latter's attention to the 6,000 Chinese farmers are fan-capture near Wuhu, Anhwel, on ing starvation at Rubicon village March 14 of Lieut. Andreivitch Dom- a result of in, following the shooting down by near Shanghai as

Japanese machines of Soviet SB-type Japanese orders which have bomber in which the Russian was a blocked off the Hungjao area..

later passenger. Lieut. Domnin the admitted he was attached to the As a result of these orders farmers are not permitted to proceed

(Continued on Page 5.) to return to their

touched 78 and Temperature humidity was 71 per cent.

Rainfall for the last 24 hours was to Shanghai or 190 inches, giving a total since! homes. January 1 of 14.75 inches, against on average of 12,00 Inches.

Tanda Held Up Passengers who arrived here on the Tanda at 0.30 a.m. 1o-clay said that the fog outside Hongkong Inst night was impenetrable.

The Tanda, which was scheduled to arrive yesterday, was delayed out-

tions.

They have been isolated in the ruins of Rubicon. The report adds that hundreds of junks have been brought to a standstill along Soochow Creek for the same reason,

Hunglao has been closed to all Chinery

since Saturday.---United Press.

are kuo showed that the populace was

side by the adverse weather condi- The authorities are now considering replacing the launchint attacks in the vicinity of convinced that something was due tu Hsinlunglisi and Yingchwang, but the happen soon, as a three-day warning Chinese lines have hitherto remained of Chinese troops of their intention Kau Sing with a new vessel.

lo occupy part of the town expired Tenders will be called yesterday.

intact.

The Chinese are watching closely Japanese movements in west Shan- (Continued on Page 5.)

FRENCH

BID-FOR

MASTERY OF SKIES

SPEEDS UP PLANE CONSTRUCTION

Paris, May 4,

M. Guy La Chambre, the French Air Minister, announced

to the Press this morning that

an extensive air construction plan has been drawn up.

The first instalment of the plan is

Residents state that the Chinese advertisement

for by

for the purchase of

troops at

at the same time warned the the well-known tag as she stands, Japanese troops to leave Mantoukuo, floating but still unrepaired from the sending a letter through three village damage sustained in the typhoon of

2 last year

when she elders, who were promptly arrested September and are still held at the Japanese grounded on Ching ifuc Island. barracks in Peiping.

Residents

state that a hundred jadditional Japanese reinforcements arrived at Mentoukuo yesterday. United Press.

STOP PRESS

SEVEN NEW CASES OF SMALLPOX

The number of smallpox coses in

Desc

The history of the Kau Sing be- Master, gan after the typhoon of August 18, 1023, when the Harbour Commander C. W. Brekwith, pro- posed that Government should build a powerful rescue tug for the pur- assisting ose of saving life and

during harbour generally in the starina. The scheme was taken up and the letter was referred to the Chamber of Commerce. A sub-com- Mr. R comprising of experts Dyer, Mr. J. Reld, Capt. W. David-

mittee and (Chairman). Mr. A. M.

QUEBEC REVOLT FEARED

"Mounties" Search For Suspected Smuggled Arms

(Special to "Telegraph")

Ottawa, May 3. The Minister of Justice

has

son, Capt, T. Arthur, Mr. W. Lang, ordered the Royal Canadian Mr. D. K. Blair (secretary) and Mr. Mounted Police (formerly Royal

Spokesman Uninformed

Shanghai, May 4. The Japanese military spokesman One passenger said that at 5. p.m. here sald that he had no information last night the fog was not very thick regarding the report that 0,000 but within an hour it was only pos-Chinese farmers isolated in the Hung sible to see fly yords:

Jao area and were in danger As the night come on, vision was starvation-United Proxa. completely blacked out and the Tunda was forced to heave to

Life Prison Sentence Is Quashed

Indian Discharged On Appeal

The appeal against conviction

Japanese Ready For Trouble

of

Shanghal, May 4. Police guards around the Chinese Maritime Customs building here have been heavily reinforced.

INSURGENT ADVANCE CONTINUES

Steady Progress In Teruel Sector

Bilbao, May 4. General Valera's forces, despite bad weather, are continuing their advance in the Teruel sector, and captured numerous important positions yester- day in the Gudar mountains, centre of the Govenment stronghold.

Another group occupted the heights of Pedrizes and the village of Allepuz, important highway tocat point.

boing

Will the capture of Allepuz, stores and ammunition belonging to the It is believed that the additional Government troops are prevented guards have been brought up by the from

distributed. Trans- Japanese in order to avoid distur- Ocean. bances in the event of the five- barred flag of the Reformed Chinese Government being hoisted above the building. United Press.

M. F. Koy (assistant scertiary) drew Northwest Mounted), to in-brought by Fateh Khan, one of Chinese

up the plans from which, mainly,vestigate reports that Fascists the two Indian guards sentenced the tug was bulli.

aro smuggling arms

into to life imprisonment for the Waiter

There was some discussion in the Canada from the United States. manslaughter of a comrade, The Minister of Justice, M. Ernest Hayat Mohammed, at Green the Colony since January, increased Press and at meetings on to the merits

to a grand total of 2.190 during the of a single screw on twin screws for Lapointe, Elmaeit a French-Canadian. Island, was this morning allow-Killed

Appeal, comprising Mr. Justice ing reported to the Health Authorit by the Taikoo Dockyard and Elgi- answer to questions by Mr. Led by the Court of Criminal

last 24 hours, seven further cases be- the tug, but eventually she was built assured the House of Commons, in

due for completion in the spring of|ies. 1030.

If the Air Stalt then considers that

Four of the new notifications are

neering Co. and delivered in 1928 at Church, Toronto, dist fears of

cost of $250,000. She then em-

from Victoria, and the other tree barked on a career notable mainly revolution in Quebec were "ground-R. E. Lindsell and Mr. Justice

the number of planes constructed is from Kowloon. insufficient for the country's needs, warplanes will be purchased abroad. fever,

In addition one case

two

for the many criticisme levelled at for her of enteric her alleged unsuitability

two of measles.

of works. M. La Chambre revealed that since meningitis and two of dysentery he had become Air Minister he had have been reported.

given ardura amounting to 1,800,000,-

000 francs (approximately £10,000,- 000 at current rates of exchange) from the 3,000 million francs at his disposal.

He had decided to order. four different prototype planes instead of Fone, in order to facilitate mass

production Reuter,

(Further Stop Press News on Page 12.)

The appreciation of the Chinese community for the services of the tug during the Lyphoon of July 22, 1026, was expressed publicly. It was then stated to have rendered assistance to the 8.4; Pawnce and the 1. Confucius. On September 20, the towed the ss. Sul. Tatto sofe anchorage, stood by the ss Tangis tap and the .. Milion after they (Continued on Page §.)

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J. A. Fraser.

REFUSED TO HALT FOR SENTRY

Pelping, May 3. A walier In a cheap Chinese res here yesterday morning, apparently tourant was found dead in a street

stabbed.

Mr. Church claimed that

Mr. G. She, instructed by Mr. A. volutionary movement had allegedly been started in the old French S. K. Lau, represented appellant, and Canadian province by a priest, who Mr. H. E. Williams, Assistant

Crown. intended to obtain French-Canadian Attorney-General, appeared for the Announcing the Court's decision," autonomy-United Press.

Mr. Justico Lindselt said: "This is Police state that a Japanese sentry an appeal against conviction by Fatch at a nearby barracks challenged the Khan who together with one Sher non who, instead of halting, bolted. The sentry fired at the man and Zaman was Indicted for murder at the March Criminal Sessions of the missed him. He then chased the and was found frightened waiter and bayoneted him, Supreme Court,

"(Continued on Page 5.).

--United Press.

QUEZON LEAVES TO-MORROW

President Manuel Quezon of the Phillippines, and his family, have reserved accommodation on the liner President Jackson which is due to leave for Monild at 8:aan, lo-morrow,

RAIN OF DEATH

Madrid, May 8, Rebels commenced their heaviest artillery bombardment of Madrid in acveral months at 9.30 p.m. to-night.

Shells, falling like a torrentiat storm on the stricken capital, sre spreading terror among the Inhabi- tants, United Press.

BRITISH EMBASSY HIT

Madrid, May 3. Sir Henry Chilton's study. In the British Embassy Wag complejoly wrecked, and three shells landed on the house occupied by the British Consul, during a violent bombard- ment of Madrid' to-day.

Embassy and consular officials In! the two buildings were uninjured. Reuter

-50.KILLED IN BOMBARDMENT Barcelona, May4. Over 50 were killed lostʼnight and a considerable number 'injured, when Insurgent guns pounded Madrid.

Although the bombardment lasted only half an hour it is described as | one of the worst of the war---Reuter,