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THURSDAY,

MAY 19,

1938.

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WHITEAWAY'S

JAPANESE CHARGE INTO HSUCHOW

WESTERN

OCCUPIED

OUTSKIRTS

>

Chinese

Authorities

Still Confident Of

Averting Menace

Shanghai, May 19, 9.13 a.m.

Japanese infantry charged and occupied the western outskirts of Hsuchow, the strategic junction of the Tientsin-Pukow (Nanking) and Lunghai Railways, to-day,

Occupation was effected at 8 o'clock this morning. Domei.

CONFIDENCE

UNSHAKEN

Hankow, May 18.

In contrast to the atmosphere of pessimism and uncertainty which has prevailed during the past few days in Chinese circles here regarding the situation in the Hsuchow area, distinct signs of confidence and optimism were seen yesterday.

This change is largely due to reports that Japanese raids on the Lunghai Railway are not as serious as was at first believed.

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Japanese detachments which cut the Lunghal Railway at many points west of Hsuchow are said to have been composed of only

smail number of men. They were followed up by large forces and are reported to have been quickly repuls- ed by the Chinese troops guarding the railway line,

not

A Japanese detachment whitch appeared at Pawanshan, seven miles south-west of Hsuchow, comprised less than 200 men, the communique, states.

Regarding reports that Japanese guns were shelling the city walls at Hsuchow and also that the Chinese were dynamiting the Yellow River dylces, Chinese circles pointed out yesterday that Heuchow has no walls, and the old bed of the Yellow River wns bone dry!

JAPANESE ACTIONS AGGRAVATE

BRITAIN

Compensation For H. F. Wilkinson May Be Demanded

Franco-Italian Tension

Thrives on

Extermination Of Palestine Rebels

Sought

Jerusalem, May 19.

It is understood a scheme to secure the complete extermina- ilon of deflant rebel gangs in Palestine will be announced.

It calls for stronger British. military control in certain areas In Central and Northern Pale- stine.-Reuter,

£25,000,000 LAND DEAL IN WALES

Marquis Of Bute Sells

Vast Holdings

London, May 18.

A pontoon bridge hastily constructed by Japanese Army en- gineers across the Hwai River in Anhwel Province enabled in- fantry to make a surprise attack on the southern Tientsin-Pukow front, south of Hauchow.-Pross Union Photo.

FORMER GOVERNØR OF H.K. SUGGESTS REALM FOR NEGUS

Church Disagree When Italo-British Pact Discussed by Peers

London, May 18.

Rumour

ITALIANS SUSPECT FRENCH CONTINUE TO AID LOYALISTS

Lord Perth Apparently Trying to Make Peace

Rome, May 18.

Lord Perth, British Ambassador to Rome, had a meeting with Count Ciano, Italian Foreign Minister to-day, which authoritative quarters describe as a routine affair, but which is believed to be connected with the Italo-French tension.

This strained state between the two powers has arisen, it is stated, owing to the Italian belief that France is supplying large quantities of arms and munitions to the Barcelona Government.

It is argued in Italy that if this is the case it will help to prolong the Spanish war, while Italy's hands are tied through the agreement with Great Britain.

No meeting has yet occurred between Count Ciano and M. Blondel, the French emissary.

Mexico To Close Her Legation

London, May 10.

As a result of the breaking off of diplomatic relations between Great Britain and Mexico, it laTM* announced that the Mexican Legation in London will now be closed.

The Minister has left London for Paris, and the archives of the Legation will remain in charge of the Mexican Consul-General. -Reuter.

The suggestion of a former Governor of Hongkong, Lord Lugard, that Signor Benito Mussolini conceivably Lord Robert Crichton-Stuart might be induced to offer Emperor Haile Selassie some is en route to the United States, limited area in Abyssinia, with internal autonomy under allegedly for the purpose of investing the greater share of a Italian suzerainty, was commended by the Archbishop of sum, reputed to be somewhere Canterbury during the debate on Foreign Affairs in the in the vicinity of £25,000,000, House of Lords to-day, realised from a sale of the vast

it was London, May 18. holdings of his father, the Replying to Lieutenant-Com-Marquis of Bute.

conceivable that the proposal might be advantageous and FRENCH mander Fletcher, R.N. (Retired)

The Marquis of Bute is one of not unwelcome to Signor Mussolini himself, providing a columns have been sent to attack the to-night, Mr. R. A. Butler, United Kingdom, his property, condition of such an offer was that the ex-Emperor would

It has been reliably learned In Hankow that a large force of Chinese troops is at present keeping the Lunghal Railway west of 11suchow clear of Japanese troops, while strong Japanese at Yungehen.-Reuter.

Chinese Charges

Hankow, May 18. A Chinese military communique received here yesterday charged that "Japanese troops used Chinese fings, And Japanese had Chinese emblems

pointed on their wings."

The communique declares that o Japanese detachment which advanced from Yutai towards Shanhalen "used Chinese flags in order to makeu surprise attacle

the Chinese on (Continued on Page 5.)

IMPERIAL AIRWAYS

MAY REACH SHANGHAI

Proposals Under Consideration

if the House of Commons the biggest land-holders in the

The Archbishop of

Canterbury said

COLONIAL

Under Secretary of State for principally in Scotland and Wuice, forego his royal' title, and would do his utmost to restrainDEFENCE arrest and bayoneting of the The transaction involved in the organised fighting under recogniseed chiefs.

Foreign Affairs, described the totalling about 117,000 acres.

Earlier the Archbishop said that

viewed

with

deeper, repugnance the Italian invasion of Abyssinia than himself, but no good be served by would

British naturalist and writer, sale this week of the major portion of this property is probably the Mr. H. F. Wilkinson, in Shang-largest real estate deal in the history nobody hai Hungjao area on May 13. of Britain. He told of the treatment accord- The ed the Briton before he released with apologies.

was

property involved to japiminations and lamentations,

There Was

Wales, and includes almost half of the city of Cardiff, which has a

much in the agreement population of 223,589 and a rate between Britain and Italy that many The British authorities in Shange) able value of £1,851,903.

people disliked, but it was at least the vast step towards the lessening of feur, hai, he said, Immediately took up the

Included in the deal is matter when they heard of Mr Castle of Cardiff, and the lands on an increase in confidence in Europe. are constructed the

great which

"I have never made a speech in Wilkinson's arrest and strongly pro-Barry Docks.

this House with more distaste, but

П sacritice of cannot believe. It is tested to the Japanese.

principles to expediency," he said.

conscious of having "I am not made any bargain between

and 250

my

In Twenty thousand homes Sir Robert Craigle, the British around Cardin, 1,000 shops, Ambassador in Tokyo, had been hotels and several theatres and instructed to take up the matter with cinema houses are included in the conscience and Mephistopheles",~~~

deals. In addition, the Marquis has Reuter. the Japanese Government..

sold large neighbouring agricultural Lieutenant-Commander Fletcher areas, a portion of the town of asked if it were not the case that the Fenarth, and a number of neighbours

ing villages. whole of Mr. Wilkinson's record- and he was for some time in Japan;

activities

Bishop of Durham Disagrees

unvisually pro-

Presence Of Big Fleet Confirmed

Japanese Craft Off Macao Coast

C

Hankow, May 19, The concentration of Japanese

BIG RECRUITMENT ENVISAGED

Paris, May 18.

Meanwhile, the Italian press pub- lished a strong attack against France and reports that quantities of men and arms and acroplanes are passing over the frontier into Spain from France, to fight for the Spanish Loyalists-Router.

Italian Suspicion

Parla, May 10, Reports arc

Understood to be current in Italy to the effect that M. Georges Bonnet, French Minister, Favo Senor Del Vayo, the Spanish Government's delegate to Geneva, assurances that the Franco-Spanish frontier would not be closed to the passage of arms into Spain.

It

This allegation is denied here. is described as just another rumour circulated in order to create difeul- ties for the Franco-Italian negotin-. tions.

According to

to well-informed quar- ters the talks have not been broken off and the question of the French- Spanish frontler has never been dis- cussed in the Rome conversations be- tween M. Blondel and Count Clano.-- Reuter,

STOP PRESS

200 Casualties In Canton-

The French Government is Hankow Crash

new

seeking a large increase in the number of troops in its Colonies. It is reported that M, Georges.

the

Minister for Mandel, Colonies, has asked the Governor of French Indo-China to seek the en- listment of an additional 20,000 men | The Covernors of French

West Afrien and Equatorial Africa bus been requested to enlist a further 50,000 men.

The report states that the main

Canton, May 19."

the A tragic' tralri.. collision' on Canton-Hankow Railway on the night of May 10, in which more than 200 persons, including passengers railway staff, were killed and jured, is revealed.

and in-

The collision occu

occurred at Milokang.

warships and military transports off/palect is to asks the Colonies for a bound to darkness, rescue.

bigger effort towards National De-

the coast of Macno is confirmed by fence. reports received here to-day.

According to the reports, 12 enemy war vessels and seven transports are anchored at a point southwest of the Portuguese Colony.

More Japanese marines, it is stated,

The French Cabinet has approved several new appointments to the high purt of the plan to bring the command of the Colonial forces as Colonies into the general scheme) of

National Detence,

work

a station about 73 kilometres north. DI Changsha, between a southbound

• north- train from Wachang and a.

train from Canton. freight Owing to hampered. was

greatly Salvage work was still going on up

The session was

till noon on May 17 and over 100 The famous Cardiff Castle is one

Traffic on the whole line was dis- showed he was incapable of com- of the principal buildings Involved longed.

Following the speech by the Arch-

bodies had been extricated,

bishop of Canterbury, the Bishop of

rupted yesterday and the day before mitting any offence or engaging in in the transaction. It was built in

as the wreckage was not yet cleared. the 11th century.

strongly denounced the

"The railway authorities have not Japanese. affeeling the

Cardiff, which is at the mouth of Durham

Special measures. are being taken

yet disclosed the cause of the enl- | Pent- And would the British Government the rivers Taff, Rummey and Ely, is recognition of the Italian conquest of

to equip the Frosch colonial not do more than protest and demand the port of the South Wales coalfields. Abyssinia.

:been of 223,048 Lord Halifax, in his reply, sald that

pire with means of defence apart Ilsion, but it is learned that one or

two statlan masters have the proper apology and compensatior It has a municipal area

the fact that the Archbishop of Can-

from mere man power, and also for

intimate relations. between arrested. Central Newi. in this case?

chiefly The Bute estates are

in terbury and the Bishop of Durham

French West Africa, Marocco and Mr. Butler answered: "I entirely

Swatow, May 19. Algeria, particularly from the vlow- ITALIAN KING TO the morality of the question support all the observations made by Scotland and Wales, although exten- look fundamentally different views

ralded point of sive property is owned in England, on

Twelve Japanese planes Spain, Morocco, and else where. The showed to a humble layman like

the himself the difficulty of discovering Changchow, west of Amoy on the Spectai. In answer to Mr. Wardlaw Milne, most important possession la

mainland, yesterday, killing a num- England-Hongkong service to Butler said

an objective of truth. the position is beautiful Scottish faland of Bule. Shanghai, was made at question that

Lard Hallfax repeated the main ber of civilians and demollahing the Japanese Government The Marquis possesses Spanish art

week at scores of houses. They rained time in the House of Commons has not formally and specifical- treasures of fabulous wealth, which, points of his speech last

high explosive bombs on all parts of to-night.

ly acknowledged responsiblity for before the outbreak of the Spanish Geneva.

With regard to the proposal to the city. to British. property Civil War, were stored in his Castle Capt. Harold Balfour, the now damage caused

Sluping and Taipu; north of Chao- Under Secretary of State for Air, in China owing to the military of Gundacorte, at San Roque, neur establish Emperor Haile Selassie in Consequently, Ithod Cibraltar. Soon after the civil war Ethiopia as an Italian puppet, Lord promised, that both these projects operation. would be considered in connection hot been possible hitherio to set commenced the Marquis removed the Halfnx said that while there was no chow. In east Kwangtung were also

Cardiff

Casilo objection as far as the Britials Gov-visited by,thered TIK with the planning of British air ser-up machinery for the assessment art treasures to

and liquidation of claims-Reuter. United Prest.

(Continued on Page. 5.), Aallon overmasileuter:

London, May 18. A proposal to encourage the establishment of a British air service to encircle the South China Sea, and to extend the

the Honourable Member."

Mr.

acres.

have Innded at Sancho Island off the Chungshan coast.-Central News. CHANGCHOW HEAVILY BOMBED more

communications-Reuter

CONFIDENCE IN SPAAK

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