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五拜禮 號七十月五英港香

FRIDAY, MAY 27,

1938.

日八廿月四

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INTENSIFICATION OF CHINA WAR LIKELY

ATTACK ON Chinese Launch Powerful Counter Attacks

CANTON NOT IMPROBABLE

Japan's New Cabinet

Shows Militarists

Firmly in

Control

Washington, May 26.

SOVIET INSISTS TENSION REMAINS

Distrusts German Intentions In Czecho-Slovakia

Moscow, May 20. Nobody doubts the Soviet's } loyalty

To treaty obligations, | says the semi-offcial restin, commenting on events in Czecho- Slovakia, and expressing the pinion that tension still exists. despite a momentary lull.

High quarters in Washington regard the Tokyo Cabinet changes as a victory for the advocates of a more vigorous prosecution of the war with China, whose pur- pose is to obtain a permanent settlement of the Sino-full speed tarties in the future Japanese problem.

As a result of the changes, it is expected that military effort in China will be intensified, and a more serious effort will be made to seize Hankow, and possibly Canton.

The introduction of new military men into the Cabinet and especially into the Foreign Office, has inten- sified the impression that the military largely dominates the political situation.

Nevertheless, the opinion is)

held that Mr. Seinan Ikeda, who

was formerly President of the NEW WAR

Bank of Japan and is a veteran Mitsui business leader, will be the key man in Japan's destiny, because of the great responsibi- lity attached to financing the prosecution of Japan's costliest war amid rising prices.

In

Mr. Ikeda is regarded as one of the abtest contemporary Bnanciers Japan. Nevertheless, the unpression exists here that all his talents will be required if Japan is to achieve SUCCESS the face of her ever-

in mounting Anancial dimellies

The opinion is held here that Japan's polley towards China in the reflect the conf- near future will

MINISTER

IN TOKYO PROBABLE

Itagaki Expected To Accelerate China Campaign

Tokyo, May 26, A further change in the

Ilkely dence of the new Cabinet that Japan's Japanese Cubinet is

military,

full

anvul

There is no guarantee, says Izvestia, that the Fascist aggressor won't try

No concesion. Then, by Czechos Slay akda qould avert war, unless the Fascist aggressor were made to realise that Europe clock

interio sacrifice one of the last peaer strong- halds. Czecho-Slovakia, the news- Paper

concludes, -Reuter

No Fresh Incidents

Berlin, May 20 No fresh neidents have been re- purted from Czecho-Slovakia or along

the Czecto-Slovakian frontier during the put twenty-four hours, according to ofBetal German sources.-Reuter.

Suggests Commission

Be Despatched

1. antes, May 26.

GERMAN FLAGS FAILED te bring protection to this mission and

girls school at Shlukwan.

GALLANT MISSION WORKERS CONTINUE TO SERVE WOUNDED

Secking a brief holiday from his humanitarian labours at the British Methodist Mission at Shiukwan, Dr. R. Hartnell has arrived in Hongkong for a few days. He is the only foreigner in the Mission whose hospital has borne the brunt of the Japanese bombing raids since the beginning of the war.

Things are fairly quiet now, Dr. Hartnell told a Telegraph reporter. He added there were air-raid warn- ings now only every fine day!

11

nd.

The doctor said the Mission had been fortunate in escaping the fate Mr. Noel Balter, speaking in the of the German Mission which was House of Commons to-night, suggest completely wrecked-with

the despatch of m international

enilre Jald the iconmission to the Cacho-Stovallan Joining Giris School few months

agu. Two bombs and German frontier to investigate buildings low but happily the oc- alieged incidents.

cupants had already sought shelter Mr. R. A. Buller. Under-Secretary elsewhere. Incidentally, the Mission for Foreign Affairs, promised to bear had been bombed twice before, bad the suggestion in mind should it aim being considered responsible for appear likely to be helpful-Reuter, the apparent attack on

RELIGIOUS CZECHS DROP POLITICS

Prague, May, 27.

beflagged premises.

German-

Early in the war Shiukwon ex-

its worst

Lighty raid perienced bickly wounded victims were brought into the Mission and Dr. Hartncil, there, had being the only surgeon to work hard all day to deal with the Mission the cases. Since then has constantly taken in cases but the Inhabitants of Shiuchow,

German protest the

to Celebration of the Feast of the aerial take place on Monday, when Ascension led to a complete cessa- strength can be safely discharged General Seishiro Itagaki, who tion of all business and a corres against China without interference

Czecho-Slovakin to-day. from Soviet Russia which, presum has acted as supreme adviser to ponding lull in political activity in

Regarding the ably, is still regarded in Japan as Manchukue since 1934 and is being ineffective-United Press.

Strong "War" Cabinet

Cabinet Japan's

bas bern shuffled with the object of forming a stronger Ministry to meet the situn. tion in China.

Liseica,

re-

to

vacate

Terrible Toll Of Civilians

Bomb Raid

In

Valencia, May 26. Three hundred bodies have thus far been recovered from the debris of houses destroyed by Insurgent air raiders at Alicante yesterday,

The largest casualties were in the market place where whole tours, families,

shopping were wiped out.

One bomb alone killed persons-Reuter.

50

South Africa Newspapers Organise Association

now Chief of Staff of the Japan-against infringements of the frontier city quarter, have learnt air-rald ese Kwantung Aumy, will prob- by Czech planes, It is pointed out wisdom and they regularly ably replace General H. Sugi- here that there have been numerous their dwelling on the sound of the cases of similar violations of Czech alarm. During their last galds, the yama as Minister for War.

territory by German planes in the Japanese have bombed only empty General Itagaki is believed to be last few days.

bulldings. proceeding with all taste from China

It is reported that a German mill-

PRAISE FOR ASSISTANTS Japan. It is believed that the re-tary monoplane was sighted yester- Mr. Koki Hirota, veteran Foreign constructed Cabinet will give him day at Pilsen, 50 miles inside the

The constant call on the Mission Minister, Mr. O. Kaya, Minister for supreme and dictatorial power to Finance, and Mr. S. Yoshino, Minie conduct the hostilities in China, thus works is situated in this neighbour-have been met but for the fine co- Czech border. The Skoda armaments services, sald Dr. Hartnell, could not ter for Commerce and Industry, have ending all dissensions

hood.Reuter,

operation of the British Fund for The new War Minister will almost resigned. They will be replaced by General K. Araki,

Rellef in China-and the loyalty of General Sado

uccelerate the campaign certainly

the Chinese staff of the Mission. The Ugaki and Mr. S. Ilteka.

towards

Hankow

despite which,

former had supplied most of the Two of the new appointments add successes along the Lunghai Railway,

essentials for treatment of the mightily to the military strength of has been prolonged for months by

wounded through the British Consul the new Cabinet. General Araki was the hold-up in Shantung.

and it was a fact that the Fund

Johannesburg, May 20. War Minister in 1931 and remained General Itagaki, together with

Formation of # generally, had done a tremendous

South African In the War Office until 1936, when General Isogal, participated in the

service in assisting China to cure for Press Association on a broad national) he was retired after the famous Tokyo! Battle of Talerchwang, when

her casualties. Chinese emerged victorious.

backs was formally announced to-day. revolt,

becomes proposed elevation to the Ministry

As for General Ugaki, who Foreign Minister, has previously been seems to lend credence to Japanese Minister for War on four occasions, assertions that the loss of Taler and succeeded Admiral Salto as chwang was never disastrous from the Japanese point of view.—United Governor General of Korea in 1922.

The re-constituted Cabinet is as Press. follows:

Prime Minister....Prince Konoya Imperial Household....T.

Natsudol

Foreign Affairs. General K. Ugaki Home Affairs......E. Baba Finance, Commerce and

Industry....Mr. B. Ikeka Justice......S. Shiono Edgoation....General 8. Araki Agriculture and

Forcatry....Count Y. Arima

Communication....R. Nagal

Railways....C. Nakajima

Overseas Affairs,...S. Ohtani

.General H. Suglyama .Admiral M. Yonal

Army

Navy

BOMB THROWN IN BELFAST

I

the

His

Strike Settled In Akron

JAPANESE REPORT

THRUSTS PARRIED

ON LUNGHAI LINE

Heavy Fighting Between Lanfeng and Kaifeng

Peiping, May 26. Japanese official reports state that a fierce Chinese attack was launched yesterday between Lanfeng and Kaifeng, on the Lunghai Railway,

The Chinese were backed by artillery and made stubborn and determined attacks on the

Japanese lines.

Despite the fierceness of the attack; the Japanese claim to have beaten off the Chinese, killing, wounding or capturing a third of the Chinese troops participating.-Reuter.

Severe Fighting

8,430 DEAD IN JAPAN'S WAR UPON JUNK FLEET feng and are

Hankow, May 27. Particularly -Bevere fighting occurred Wednesday night, accord- despatches, Ing to Chinese army when Chinese artillery and infantry counter-attacked at Lowang

und succeeded in regaining some ground. Chinese mobile columns operated on the north bank of the Yellow River in the vicinity of the "elbow" at Lan-

said

delivered to have a surprise attack on Japanese trying to ross the river at Kuangtal to make a

a junction at Lanfeng, Severe ighting is also reported to be progressing near Kuoyang, in

between north-west Anhwei,

the Chinese withdrawn from Hauchowfu and Japanese from Mengchen.

The Japanese which

occupied suchow are admitted to be advanc-

H.K. Fishermen's Guild Figures Statistics of alleged atrocities committed by Japanese naval the vessels against junks in vicinity of Hongkong were re-ing westward along the Lunghai rail- way and vigorously attacking the leased by the Hongkong Chinese Chinese near Tangshan, where heavy Fishermen's Guild Inst night.

Wednesday. fighting broke

out

Doihara Hard Pressed

that The Agures reveal

since | Reuter. September 12 tast, when the Japan- esc instituted' the blockade of the China coast, a total of 412 junks have been burned or sunk by the Japanese. The number of men, women and children who have perished as a result of these sinkings are given as 8,430. Many of these people were drowner or burnt to death. Monetary loss suffered

is fishing community $5,000,000.

by placed

Chengchow, May 27. Fighting with undiminished vigour, the Chinese continue to bend their main efforts to Isolate and attack the various units of the Doihara Division, which is prezenting the greatest the menace on the Lunghai front.

at

There was a definite increase In the number of outrages in April.

In issuing the statistics, the Fisher- men's Gulid states that it has not included the many cases reported but for which confirmation has not been

obtained.

Wrecked

the Mission stalt, Dr. It comprises all the older establish- Dollar Liner

Akron, Ohio. May 20. Employees of the six__Akron fac- Hartnell could find nothing but tories of the Goodrich Rubber Cor-praise. Since bis superior was on poration, who went on striite on May leave, he had had sole charge of the 20 in protest at an alleged violation Mission and the Chinese nurses had of seniority rules and the dismissal given great service in all dangers. of 25 electricians, have voted to When the war started he told them MEXICO SUBMITS return to work.

that he would not leave his work then made the de- COMPENSATION PLAN About 8,000 employees were affect- and the staff

ed by the strike. An agreement has cision to stay also. They had work- Washington, May 20. been reached between representa-ed long hours and had done every The Mexican Government has sub- tives of employer and employees and thing possible for the sufferers. mitted a plan to Washington provid- this agreement needs only ratifica-

Goodrich by the ing for compensation of foreign oil tion

Board of interests whose properties were con- Directors lo become effective.

Reuter. fiscated recently--United.

CHIP OFF OLD BLOCK, JANE HOWARD FLIES NORTH FOR INTERVIEW

connection

with the house

of

ed English newspapers in the Union South Africa and Southern Rhodesia, together with every daily

Afrikaans ticwspaper.

and

but

Captain Has Breakdown

wecks.

San Francisco, May 26.

Violent fighting is raging over n wide area along the Lunghai Rail- (Continued on Page 4.)

STOP PRESS

30 Warships Off Foochow

Foochow, May 27. Foreshadowing imminent trouble

Overseas news will continue to be: supplied by Reuter. The link be- tween that service and South Africa will not only be maintained strengthened by the establishment of the Association.

It is learned that Captain A. along the Fuklen const, more than 30 Japanese warships are now con- Sir Roderick Jones, chairman of E. Yardley, Commander of the centrated off the mouth of the Blin RAN TO HER DEATH

Reuters Lid., recently visited South wrecked Dollar liner President River, There was one tragle incident in Africa to presido at meetings of loover, which went ashore at These vessels are reported to have

staff newspaper representatives of the which he could not forget. A young whole sub-continent, for the purpose Hoishoto Island, near Formosa, arrived yesterday from Cheklang Inactive. Chinese military authori- amah was so frightened by one air of framing the constitution of the on December 12, has been con-waters. Bo far they have remained raid that the ran away to a nearby Association

making other fined to the San Francisco tes are keeping strict vigilance on village despite all that could be arrangements for the completion of Marine Hospital for several their movements. done to dissuade her. The next day, the project.

Japanese planes, in squadrons of Dr. Hartnell went on his rounds to Mr. John Martin, father of the

four to ten machines, stared ralds Captain Yardley is suffering from over a wide area in Fuklen yesterday, see the damage and the injuries. In Press Union

of Foochow the first village he came across the formally launching the Association, nervous strain, aggravated by high including the cities

Changchow. Fution,

and body of the woman, burnt to death specially welcomed the co-operation blood pressure.

His mother, Mrs. M. D. Yardley; Lungyen.-Central News. with a child at her breast,

of the African newspapers which re- Hall of Shluchow

presented an important nection of the residing in Palo Alto, told the United newspaper press of South Africa and Press that the harrowing events which were bound to become even preceding and including the ground- more important in future years. ing of the President Hoover at Hoi- Mr. Robert Muir, general manager shoto Island were too much for her of the Argus Company, was elected son's nerves-United Press.

The President Hoover, 28,000,000 first chairman; Mr. J. S. Dunn is made general-munager. For the past crack liner of the Dollar fleet, was 22 years Mr. Dunn has been Reuters abandoned as a total wreck. Serious general manager In South Africa and allegations were mado regarding the he remains. In that portion In behaviour of some members of the confunction with his new post crew at the time of the wreck, though

no lives were lost. Reuter.

With many of the characteristics of, baggage, she appeared for dinner her father, Mr. Roy Howard, hend very smartly clad, the guest of Mr. said the doctor had been razed, This was probably of the Scripps-Howard newspaper K. C. Li, prominent Chinese business-because of Shlukwan's importante Belfast, May 20

chain and of the United Press, Miss man and a member of the New York na railway station and the nerial

activity that prevalled. The detonation of a inrge bomb Jane Howard came sweeping into Chamber of Commerce.

The Mission was only a quarter With her, as fellow-guests, were of a mile from the city proper and thrown at the headquarters of the Honglong yesterday, having flown the Nationalist Movement, shook King Pacific in a Clipper. Her first words Street, near Belfast City Centre, at on landing here were: "Golly, I want Mr. John Pershing and his bride. the falling bombs could easily be

John is the son of the famous Ameri-seen. eigarotto." mid-day to-day.

There were still about a score of -building The

She had not been here an hour be- can, General John Pershing. partially

nald Dr. This morning Miss Howard was in foreigners in Shiukwan, shattered but there were no fore she was at a typewriter, pounding easualties, though passers-by hnd out copy. At 7.30 p.m., despite the the air again-bound for Hankow to Hartnell, adding that he was return-

Ing himie)? in a few days. fact that she carries only 70 Ib. of Interview" Chinese Toaders. narrow escapes.Reuter

Was

Africn. In South

Pucheng

(Further Stop Press NewE ONL Papo 17.)