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New Threat To Lunghai Railway Line

Japanese Suffor Severe Dofoat At Matouchong Chinese Order

Mass Attacks

In a new

Shanghai, May 3.

to the castern

threat

of the Lunghal rallway, section

Japanese China's "Jugular vein," troops to-day were nearing Fowning, important highway junction in nor- them Klangau, D0 kilometres south of the railroad.

The main body of a Japanese column, advanelng north from the Yangtre along a route parallel to the seo const, this morning was reported

A point here to have reached

12

kilometres south of Fowning. The column wan cald to be continuing its progress northwards.

Landing at Nautungchow,

kilometres north-west

50

of Shanghai

on the north bank of the Yanizac inte in March, the column occupied Jukas. Tungtni and Yencheng In rapid succession.

vanced 200

It kilometres

has now

from

nd- the

troops,

point of its original innrding.

thousand Chinese concentrated near Palo, 10 kilometres Kuuthern

Four

cust of

Hanchwang in Shantung, where the Tientsin-Pulcow

railway crosses

were put to

Conal, the Grundh flight by a Japanese on Sunday night. In retren ting, the Chinese abantioned, about 650 dend.-Domci.

force

AL

DRIVE AT MANY POINTS

Hsuchow, May 3

Matoucheng

troops received

the Breat

Japonese acthink

where they were being surrounded

by a strong cordon of Chinese forces, and losing over 1,000 men,

battle that

had

LETTERS TO THE

EDITOR

OPEN LETTER TO GOVERNMENT

To the Editor,

Hongkong Telegraph.

Sir in the course of their legal in Hongkong are duties, Judges obliged under existing legislation to grant eviction orders. In connection with these cvictions, the public are Interested to learn:

(1) Does the Government consider at a time when eviction talr alternative premises cannot be found except by good luck or friendly arrangement?

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

WEDNESDAY, MAY .4, 1938.

TYPHOON Navy's Big

CURVES, PASSES Junk Capsizes Off

Tsai Wan

Late last night, it was learned from the Royal Observatory, the typhoon" was passing 120 miles south-east of Hongkong and going in a north-eas- Formosan to the terly direction Channel.

Aircraft

Defences

PROTECTING FOOD

SHIPS IN WAR

By HECTOR C. BYWATER

an

The Admiralty is steadily building The wind velocity was 45 miles an

immensely powerful and hour, compared to a registered 30 up miles an hour earlier in the after-mobile force, expressly designed to protect merchant shipping from the noon.

attentions of enemy air raiders.

It was predicted that to-day would be wet and squally but lie typhoon conditions would diminish later in the

day

Behind the brief reference to the subject in the speech of Mr. GeoTrey Only one loss was incurred in yes-Shakespeare, Financial Secretary to the Admiralty, when introducing the (2) Does the Government consider |

the terday's blow. According to police re- eviction as just when supply of houses or flats mail parts a junk capsized in heavy wen-Navy Estimates on Thursday, les is coping with the air menace to our able for them is patently in-ther off Teat Won at 4 p.m. There an impressive story of how the Navy

themselves food supplies in war time. adequate, a fact which can be were eight people aboard and all are Immediately proved from re- reported to have saved

by swimming nshore. cent Government records.

At 10.30 p.m. No. 5 signal holsted in place of No. 7.

(3) Does the Government consider eviction of Europeans under such circumstances harmful to British prestige?

(4) What

does the Government whose that tenants sugges! rentals are not ja arrears and about to be evicted, who are should do when they are

able to find

mines?

alternative pre-

(5) If the Government permits a to be turned into the family

chance without 3

securing

Aircraftsman Killed At Kai Tak

Young Man Falls

of

arc

Off Hangar Roof

another home, they not responsible for their wrifore?

and Can Government aitstuctorily answer these questions.

Zurstly

if they can, they will gain the re- If they cannot. spect of the public. the pubile must be gulded according-

ly

TROGRESSIVE..

NIGHTMARE

readers

casy

your

опу

Str.-W any of The battle was ruging up to this kindly give a fellow a "tip" as to morning and a portion of the Chi-whai shnii I do now that I have re- succeeded in entering ved my dear landlord's a month's nese troops

month? After paying my rent for an the town and fighting at close quar-notice to "seram" at the end of this ters immediately ensued.

increase of 40 per cent., I thought I need not have to be bothered The sanguinary been tought during the last two days more by those unceasing night-mares at Lienfengshan is showing no signs and should at last live in mure com-. But the tide has The Ja- fort and intensity. of reinxing in

My dear panese losses are belleved to be ex- eventually turned again.

again. ceedingly benvy following the bitter landlord na just put his trump

Thic col-card" over te Chinese counter-attacks.

satisfed with a 40 per cent, increase Japanese tapse of the

army Matoucheng which is the only way of my rent, he now wants to get rid for their retreat from the rear has of me altogether--and it means that greatly lowered the morale of the I'll have to face that Monster (the eviction Issue) in the event I should Japancac forces,

out at the zero hour fail to move

What shall I do if I fall to given.

due time? house in And another

my family join the street- Shall sleepers like the many other victims

at

of did?

Launching a general attack on the entire trant north of Pilsen, Chi- ness troops effected a swift advance From of over ten miles in a day.

column another Talerchwang Chinese troops pushed over twenty:

secured close miles northward and contact with the troops operating at Yihsica International,

CHINESE OFFENSIVE STARTED

once

NO

dog's home in this There is 11 Colony (Kowloon City). Sometimes i wonder if it is not a sin at all to be born a Huraan Being. Some of

your readers, among other people, may render me their every sympathy Hauchow, May 3.

against thebut, mind you, Mr. Editor, sym- offensive A general Japanese positions along the entire pathy alone would do me no good,

South Shantung front was ordered by the Chinese Command at dawn this morning. Positional

vringe

давросы-

were completed late

last Pihsien are night. Maintaining close contact be- United Press.

the

tween

the

differant sectors,

Chinese forces are steadily pushing

on from their original posts.

Fierce fighting of unparalleled in-

9. O. S.

snid to

be

Arm,-

CHINESE MASSED

Hankow, May 3. Nearly 800,000 Chinese trompa are tensity now rages on a 190-kilometre massed in south Shantung for battle Chinese field com- with the Japanese, according to an front with the manders reporting satisfactory pro-estimate made by a foreign observer gress Central News.

PIHSIEN POSITIONS FIRM

Honkow, May 3. It is officially announced to-day that the Chinese troops on the Shan- tung front launched an attack on the Japanese troops which are closing in on Pihslen.

A Chinese spokesman this morning reported that the result of this at tack ended in a minor victory for the Chinese, because the latter had suc- ceeded in driving a wedge through the right, this west-east line north of Tihsion.

an

who arrived here from the front.

The observer reported a heavy eastward movement of troops along the Longhai Railway, saying, he counted an average of 30 troop trains daily. Passenger traffle was subject to serious delays because of these movements. The Hsuchow- troop Chengchow

which run

normally takes ten hours now occuples three days. He was deeply impressed by the healthy, cheerful and youthful appearance of the Chinese troops.

With the Aghing in' south Shan- tang producing no decisive result, the centre of hostilities in the pro- vince may be shifted to west Shan- tung according to the belief of Chin- The Japanese, it He said that the front line in ese circles here.

are pouring rein- South Shantung, separating the up-is pointed out,

Into west Shantung. posing forces, was "W-shoped," with forcements

on Japanese engineers are reported to Chiyacheng and Lienfangshan

be busily constructing a motor rond the bottoms of the letter W.

connecting Linsing and Lincheng on Seesaw battles have been going en

the Tientsin-Pukow Railway with the i

The for a week along the Chlyacheng- cast shore of Lake Welshan. Lienfonshan line, which are six and Japanese, it is believed In Chinese five miles north of Pihsien respec- quarters here, intend to try to cross the Lake for a drive towards the tively.

Lunghal Itellwhy west of Hstrchow.

was

Special measures are alremiy far advanced. In a few years Britain will possess what will certainly be the largest and most powerful anti- aircraft Acet in the world.

IL

distinct

will comprise three types: escort vessels, specially de- signed as anti-aircraft ships, convert- ed cruisers and converted destroyers. The escort vessels, of which four are building and others projected, are each of about 1,200 tone, with

In the Best of sperd of ID knots. the type, Bittern, six 4in. high-angle guns are mounted, but the

eight of these guns. vessels carry

arc machine guns

Also

Multiple mounted.

later

The Brst crusters to be converted

and Deep regret will be felt by all who

Curicw. Coventry the knew Lending Aircraftsmani Richard were Holton, who met his end yesterday These 28-knot ships are armed with

and

light by falling from the roof of the Royalten 4in. high-angle guns, two mui-

Many tiple pom-poms, Air Force hangar at Kai Tok

The Dauntless and Only 22 years old, he came from machine-guns.

good educa-six further "D" and "C" class cruisers London where he ball tion and has been in the Colony for will shortly be taken in hand,

two years.

He was unmarried and

leaves his parents at Home.

CONVERTED DESTROYERS

Uther vessels of the same group

A keen article writer, he has been chief Royal Air Force representative

Their armament will be and reporter to several London jour- to be converted as opportunity nals. Having led a very popular life permits,

to-day,

The funeral takes place passing the Monument at 5 p.m.

the Coventry and Curlew, consisting of the latest type of anti-aircraft ed by his comrades, at Ka Tak, he will be greatly miss-uch more formidable than that of Runs recently developed by the Navy,

орех of 4in. and in. callbre.

Finally a large number of older destroyers, "y" and "W" types, laid down towards the end of the war, WF are le be rented as anti-aircraft More than 50 of these are vessels. available, They will also be equtp- ped with the most modem devices "killing sub- for detecting and murines.

STOCK MARKET REPORT

The Hongkong Stock Exchange official summary, issued at 3.15 p.m. yesterday, says:

Market remains unchanged. undertone is steady.

Buyers Hongkong Bank (Lon) 201 Union Insurance $327

1K, & K. Wharves $13715 HK, Docks Ex. Rus) $2

Providents (Old) $3.00

Venz, Goldfield $24

11.K. Lands $14

HK. Land 4% debentures 8101

Humphroys $0.10

1K, Tramways $17.25

Peak Trama (Old) 97 Star Ferries $10

China Lighi

(010) 352.10 China Lights (New) 30.10 HK. Electrics $61 Macao Electrica #17%

(Old) $27.00

carepannes New) $16,00

Cements $18

Dairy Farms $24.00 Wing On Textiles $30 Entertainments 50% Constructions $1

Maramans (11.X. 3/10 Hellers

1, & S. Hotels $7.35

K. Tramways $17,45 IK, Electrics so Ch, Govt. % 7750

HAICA Hongkong Dank $1.000/WO

1. Steamboats #221

1.K. & K. Wharves $130

K. Docks (Ex. Ats) 22% HK. Decks New) $21 Providents (Old) $3.30/65 Providenta (Now $3.72

11. & S. Hotels $7.50

H.K, Realties $8.30

1.1. Tramways 817.20/25

China Lights (Old) $12.33

B.K. Electrics 561 Cementa $18/35 Dairy Farms $25 Antamoks 1.50 Atoire

Benguet Consel 0.40 Coca Grove 57 Paracale Gumus 15 San Mauricio 48 Suyee Consol 18

but

pushing southward from Felchen,

about 22 miles west of the Tientsin-

town of Talan Pukow Railway Vanguards of the Japanese are stated to have clashed with Chinese troops at a point south of Felchen. Crack Kwangs divisions, under the com- mand of Li Ping-hsien, are moving into west Shantung to cope with the situation.

Troops are also being moved in an attempt to check the advance of n Japanese column moving northward towards the Lunghai Railway from Chinese and north-cast Kingsu. Japanese troops in this regen are re- ported to be fueing each other be- tween Shanling and Yenchen at a point roughty 00 miles from the are reported to bel Lunghal Railway-Reuter.

To-day's victory makes it possiblej for the Chinese troops to break; JAPANESE REINFORCEMENT through finally and make, contact between the Japanese troops at Tan-

Large bodies of Japanese re-

cheng and Hilmien. The positions at inforcements

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RADIO BROADCAST Tells of

(Continued from Page 7.)

Two Minuets (From "Sonata No. 6 in E Major for Solo Violin, S. Bach)... Henry Merckel. Follet D'Espagne (Corelli).., Georges Enesco (Violin) with Sanford Schlus- sel at the Piano. Gavotte (F. J. Gossec)... Carlos Sedano (Violin Solo).

0.10 Philadelphia Symphony Orch. Hungarian Dance No. 1. Orch. conducted by Leopold Stokowski. "Carmen"-Entr'Acte, Act 4 (Bizot); "Carmen"--Prelude To Act 1 (Bizet)

Orch, conducted by L. Stokowski. Hungarian hupsody, No. 2 (et)

Orch. conducted by L. Stokowski. 9.30 London Relay-The News. 9.50 Variety.

Air Duel

with Bruno

CHALLENGE

ISSUED

IN SPANISH WAR

New York,

Capt. Derek Dlektinson, an Ameri- сап airman, who returned to-day after 18 months' air dghting with the Accordion Virtuoso Woudland Spanish Government forces, related Flowers (Felix Burns); Black And a thrilling story of an aerial duel with

Viljo White (George Botsford) Vesterinen. Vocal-The Return of Bruno Mussolini, the Dura's son,

The fighting, he said, developed

sent by Bruno Abdul Abulbul Amir (Crumit); I'm Bettin' The Roll On Roamer (Curtis from a challenge & Crumi!) Frank Crumit (Tenor). Mussolint, then stationed with the Plano Duets-Itoberta-Selection Nationalisis at Palma, who wirelessed Drums Arthur a message to Valencia suggesting he Young And Reginald Foreny the. would like iv meet the Government's

10.10 London Relay The Chester best pilot in single combat. Cup'. (Kern): With

A running commentary on the race from the Roodeye, Chester.

Capt.

Dleitinson sald he volun- teered, and the combat was arranged at 15,000 feet, 10 miles out at sea off 10.25 Latest Dancee Music,

Pura Valencio. Three 'planes with obser- · Targos-Mal De Ausencia; Milango Orquesta Tipica Francisco vers were also present from Canuro, Fox-Trots-Once in a While side as judges.

(With vocal Chorus); Little Drummer Boy (with vocal Chorus)

cach

Jay "We used every possible manoeu-

"and

the

Wilbur And His Band. Have Youvre," Capt. Dickinson said,

with (From although I am disgusted Got Any Castles, Baby?

Varsity Show'); 1 Double Dare You many criminal acts of the Fascists Freddy Gardner And Ifts Swing I should like to salute young Mus- Orchestra. The Pretty Little Patch-solint. He is not only a gentleman work Quilt; Waltz-The Girl In The and a pilot, but a very good fighter."

Jack Harris! Alice Blue Gown

The fight lasted nearly half an hour, And His Orchestra, with vocal refrain

Fox-Trols Jubilee until the two men had fought down by Sam Browne. (From Every Day's a Holiday); to an altitude of 3,000 feet, and their were almost The Dipsy Doodle. Nat Gonella ammunition and fuc!

in & His Georgians with vocal refrain, exhausted. Then Mussolini, Fox-Trots - You're Sweetheart gesture reminiscent of the days of (From the Filmy; Don't Ever Change chivalry, tossed out his glove from The Clouds') the cockpit. signifying the combat (From Rhythm In

Orchestri 11

... Ruy Fox And with vend refrain

118 Close Down.

A

was over,

Capt. Dickinson followed suit and both returned to their basen. Capf. hnd his machine Dickinson found more than 300 bullet-holes through the fuselage and could not understand how he had escaped unhurt, Mus- solini was reported to have received May 3. a leg wound.

EXCHANGE RATES

Apr. 27.

184% 21.701 12.40

147

943

10.09

22.40

220 1/136 1 4.9834

8.905

Macao Warship

Takes Bodies

Paris.

100,11/32

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21.00

Berlin..

12,40

Athens

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Milan,

04%

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19.00

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110 1/212

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bis vessel arrived at Macao some months ago.

10 ya

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Even this is not the whole stury, for it has now been decided that many of the curlier escort vessels, 22 in number, are to be rearmed Bombay. with the new unti-alreraft guns.

Protection against submurine attack will be equally effective, for cepting the cruisers all these vessels will have special anti – submarine equipment.

ex-

One-Week Courtship; Five-Year Honeymoon

Calaveras, Cal.

Don T. Butterfield, 34, wealthy miner and rancher, who married Miss Virginia Axdal, 25, after a whirlwind courtship of one week, plane a five- year honeymoon.

Bluth are expert yacht handlers and plan to make a five-year tour of the world in 42-foot auxillary schooner.

a

Yokohama Belgrade.

Bucharest.

Montevideo

Rio de Janeiro...21

Silver (Spot)... Silver (forward), 18% War Loan.

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Singapore, Currying back to Portugal the remains of the Portuguese Minister Nom. in Peiping, Dr. Armando Navarro, 110 who died two months ago in Shang- 1/2

hal, the Portuguese sloop Bartolo- meu Dias arrived At Singapore 1/recently.

1/2

The Bartolomeu Dias is niso carry-

217 ing back to Portugul the remains of Lieut. Alcantra, an officer of the 677 11⁄2 Liutoncalo Velho, who died after

-British Wireless,

SHIPS IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION

The following ships expected to be in wireless communication with Hongkong radio station to-day:

Taksang, Wuchang, Hawalf Maru, Hangsung, Chitral, Gneisenau, Pats- dum. Hoihow. Changon, Nanking, Bonneville. Santhin, Hellos, Creteld.

The sloop, which is commanded by Captain F. M. Rebelo, anchored in She is the man-o'-war anchorage. expected to sail for Lisboa.

Carrying four 4.7-inch guns, the 2,100 ton sloop was built in England In 1934.

The Bartolomeu Dias Bred a salute of 21 guns to which the military bat- lery at Fort Teregch, Pulau Brani, replied gun for gun.

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HEARING BY FISH, DENIED!! PASADENA, Cal-Dr. Frederick Bedeli, profesor emeritus of physics, Joy added his Cornell University! contribution toward settling. the perennial question "de fichen hear?" On arrival the Bartolomeu Dias by declaring emphatically that they was boarded by the Consul-General do not. He says fish may ch tor Portugal at Singapore, Senhor vibrations which communicato come Alves Guerra, and the British Naval thing to them, but they do not hear

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His child's future nearly ruined

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ву

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TWO MONTHS LATER CONGRATULATIONS, MR.

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