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1938.

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Kwangtung Invasion Certain "Sooner or Later”

FRENCH ADVISERS COMING

Planes Again Bomb TO CHINA

British Freighters

NATION AWAIT'S ANSWER

TO FRANCO'S DEFIANCE

London, June 10.

Public anger is rising all over Britain and the country is awaiting the Government's response to the Insurgent attacks on British shipping.

Considerable bewilderment has been by Mr. Neville Chamberlain's failure to from his fishing vacation.

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caused

return

To Replace German Experts Recalled By

Herr Hitler

(Special to "Telograph")

Bu Telephone, Copyright. Telegraphic Messes Ordance, 1894 Receivett, June!

The United Press learns from feliable quarters in Hankow that the German advisers at present

with the Chinese Government

Twill Trave [5]3 the arrival of French experts who will Lake their places.

The Germans are at present awatt- ing advices from Paris regarding the time of arrival of the Frenchmen,

the Chinese reactions regarding recall of the German advisers are suppressed. However, an official of "One the Foreign Office remarked: lese German In China is enemy spy."

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BRITAIN IS WAITING for Mr. Neville Chamberlain's answer to the defiant actions of the Insurgents in continuing to bomb British shipping, despite protests. The Government less has been slow to move up to now and some anxiety is felt as

to its future attitude.. ́.

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The Chinese Arc unwilling antagonise the Germans, and there- Tore emphuster that the advisers were nat discharged by the Chinese

Meanwhile, Viscount Halifax has returned to the country after a brief visit to London.

It is understood that Admiralty and War Office experts told the Government that the attacks were deliberate, although this has not Government, been officially announced.

a

is KIDNAPPER

CONFESSES TO CRIME

crisis Some quarters state that a threatening unless Mr. Chamberlain makes statement before the House of Commons re- convenes on Tuesday next.--United Press.

Attacks Renewed

Madrid, June 10.

It is reported that Insurgent attacks on British and French shipping were renewed by a seaplane fleet lo-day, which bombed the British steamer. Stanray, en route from Alicante to Brisbane TVARN Valencia, while Uic again bombed

The Master of the Stanray reported i

boinbei that Insurgents twice

his

ship during a clear moonlight night. There were no casualties.

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British Porl Director Condia told the United Press that the port was re-attacked at midnight by planes which sunk a small fruit schooner and damaged a frull ware- house--United Press.

Halifax Leaves

London

London, June 10.

After a two-days' consideration of measures suggested to stop the bomb- ing of Brilish ships In Spanish waters, Halifax, the Viscount

Foreign Secretary, went to Yorkshire yester- day.

He is expected to return to London on Sunday to be in close touch with the Foreign Ofee during the week- ond, but it is not likely any decision will be taken during the week-end. It now seems probable that the Prime Minister, Mr. Neville Cham- berlain, who is holidaying in lamp- shire, has been kept informed of the

and latest developments

has had several telephone talks with Vis- count Hallfax, may decide to discuss at the beginning of the week-end.

A full Cabinet may make a final decision on Wednesday.

Lindbergh

Threatened By Letters

St. Brieuc, France, June 10,

famed Lindbergh. Colonel American aviator, has asked the police to watch departures from island of the mainland to the

Lindbergh Iller, which Col

recently acquired.

It is reported, he has recently threatening letters received from the United States.-United Presa.

PEAK MURDER

HEARING STARTS

Former House-Boy Faces Charge More than a month after Mrs. Sybil Ruby Challoner was found

China-Burma morning brought before Mr. II.

Border Fight

Slayer Of Cash Baby Tells Of Cruel Scheme

Ransom Sought

After Death Of Little Boy

New York, June 10.

the United States' famous G-

CHINESE PREPARE FOR DEFENCE OF KEY CITY, KEY CITY, HANKOW

Chiang's Most Trusted General in Command

Hankow, June 11.

Although Chinese military leaders believe there is no immediate danger of Hankow falling into Japanese hands, they are busily constructing defence works and massing troops in the Wuhan area.

The defence plans embrace the entire province of Hupeh, and especially that part to the north of the Yangtse River.

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It is reported that Franklin!

Defence operations have been entrusted to General P. McCall, 21-year-old suspect in the Cash kidnapping and murder Chen Chien, Marshal Chiang Kai-shek's most trusted case, has confessed to the crime. commander. It had been previously reported that Mr. Edgar Hoover, chief of General Chen would be sent as commander-in-chief of the men, announced that McCall had forces in South China in the event of a Japanese invasion admitted that he carried out the kidnapping single-handed, stealthere but now it is definitely established that he will ing the sleeping child from a remain in Hankow. He will be assisted in defence operations by General Chang Fa-kwei, commander of year-old "Skeegle" Costi's mouth and the "Ironsides," Marshal Chiang's famous crack army.

bed-room.

He placed a handkerchief over live-

eyes and took him to his own home near-by, where he discovered the little boy was already dead.

greatest Chinese believe that Japanese threat to Hankow, apari from the drive down the Pelping- McCall then carried the body to n Hankow railway, will be from the wood close at hand and flung it into direction of Nanyang, in south-west a dense thicket, retumed home and Homan, from which point & malor started to send out the ransom notes road reaches Hankow. The Japanese state are expected to drive to the west of which brought Mrs. Cash to a

to

China Dollar Injured By Speculators

Unwarranted Rumours Cause Decline

A

Hankow, June 10. the spokesman of

Chinese Ministry of Finance to-day said that value of the the decline in the

SOUTH'S LOYALTY TO CHINA'S CAUSE CONTINUES STRONG

Wu Teh-Chen Says Bombing Raids Only Stiffen Determination to Resist

(Special to "Telegraph")

Dy Telephone. Copurtati Telegraphic Messupes Ordinance, 1894. Neceived. June 11, 7 am).

Canton, June 11.

The invasion of Kwangtung "must come sooner or later," declared General Wu Teh-chen, Governor of Kwangtung, when interviewed here yesterday. But in his opinion attack is not imminent.

Taking advantage of a few hours' respite from bombing by the Japanese, General Wu, former Mayor of Shanghai, spoke briefly.

He reiterated that the city's morale was unbroken by the constant air raids and denied the rumours that the bombings were estranging Canton from the Central Government.

Kidnapping In Canada

Now Suspected

$1.

8

for

10-

in

Nelson, N.B., Juno. 10. A search party of 200

countryside scquring the Carmella Lajeunesse. months-old child, who, It believed, was abducted on Mon- day,

A bloodstained man's handker- chier has been found in a nearby hillside trail-United Press,

EIGHT DIE AS BIG BOMBER CRASHES

U.S. Army Plane Down In Storm

"The objective of these death ralds has been to terrorise the population, in Canton and elsewhere and to affect the morale both at the front and in the rear. This object has miserably failed. On the contrary the massacres are inspiring our troops at the front to fight with greater determination and to drive our territory. the Japanese from flow can they relax their struggle ugainst those who so mercilessly massacre their brothers?

"As usual, the Japanese complex of a divine mission has led them to do the very thing which would serve further to unite the Chinese peopic. "Besides the lerrorisation of Chino, hoped to the Japuncse possibly estrange Kwangtung from the Central Government. This is the old Japan- (Continued on Page 4.)

STOP PRESS

PLANE IN FLAMES AT 4,000 FEET

London, June 10.

A crew of six of an R.A.F. bomber had a remarkable escape to which the coolness and resource of the pilot contributed, when this afternoon the machine burst into flames at 4,000 fect when lying over Leicester.

The starboard engine caught #re watch- and the blazing machino won

whose ed by thousands of people Eight persons are feared to attention was drawn by the flames. debated whether to take The have been killed when a plane The

a to the parachutes, but the pilot tum- crashed near here during

ed off the petrol and eventually an storm.

air rush blew out the fire. The plot

Delavan, Illinois,

June 10.

trew

The plane has not yet been then restarted the other engine and identified, but a report from landed

three

at Leicester Airport-

Rantoul, Illinois, states that an British Wireless. Army bomber,... with officers and five men, left there for Denver, Colorado, this morn- ing, and has not been reported since.-Reuter,

FRANCE DENIES PLAN TO CLOSE The whole matter will almost cer-

Szc- ainly be raised in the form of ques-dead from a savage attack in of prostration and the father, Mr. Hankow, in the direction of the Shasi

SPANISH BORDER (Continued on Page 4.) her bedroom at 499 The Peak, James Cash, to flinging a box with River, the object being to cut off a her alleged assailant and former from a moving automobile at a de-chuen,

$10,000 in banknotes, into the road possible Chinese retreat into

Military circles will not believe the

Delavan, IL, June 10.

Parls, June 10. house-boy, Lam Chun, was this signated spol.

any cerlous Japanese will make

An Army, bomber, carrying out a

French political circles here Issued routine flight and returning from a denial this evening of the_report, The money was found hidden in an attempt to attack Hankow by way of R. Butters at the Central Magis-orchard. But it was not until after- the Yangtse or overland. for such

Denver to Chanute Fleid, Rantoul, published in the London Evening crashed on a farm at the height of a Standard, that the French representa- tracy on a charge of murder.

wards that the little victim's body campaigns would be attended by

thunderstorm to-day, the eight occu- tive on the Non-Intervention Com- Mrs. Challoner was stabbed 10

was discovered, after hundred of many difficulties which the-Japanese

mittee.. hod received from his death on the night of May 6, and in farmers, soldiers and police had com- would and it more expedient

Chanuto Field headquarters

animent instructions

to the effect an attempt to grapple with the assall bed the countryside for miles avald

Withdrawal of Chinese forces from Chinese dellar appears to be due to pants of the machine being killed.

be a the circulation of rumours

nounced that aboard the plane was that Franco was resolved to order ant, her husband, who is district Router.

Hankow la expected to

at speculation in Shanghal

Captain Richard Reeves, Lieutenant the Immediate closing of the Pyrenees manager of Imperial Chemical Indus-

operation than more difficult

Actually, he said, the Government Norman Ives, Lieutenant Thomas frontier, without waiting for Britain, tries (China), Ltd., was also serious-

The movement of troops

to Langden, and Nanking.

live assistants Germany, Italy and France to agree ly injured.

United Press. westward along the Yangtze would has large amounts of exchango

meet legitimate demands.

the statistics be difficult, and the Japanese

According to trado expected to bomb all railways and

exports la excess of imperia over motor roads into Hunan. have decreasing, totalling only 10,000,000 had been proved in the past that

The

reason the

evacuation yuan in April.

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Rangoon, June 70. One Kachin tribesman was shot dond. In

China-Bruma frontier fracas, when a party · tribesmen,

of visiting the weekly bazaar in the Yunnan town of Kyanhungla, fought with about 70 Chinese soldiers, who objected to the swords

and guns carried by the Burmans.

The Kuchins retaliated by burning down the houses of the soldiers, who The accused appeared in court on thereupon retired towards British crutches. He was formally remand territory, taking refuge in the Chinese ed unti next Friday, and heuring temple at Bhame, guarded by the will commence on that date at 2.30 civil police-Reuter.

D.M.

The reason for the delay in bringing Lam before the Court was his injuries sustained in an alleged attempt to escape by jumping from the roof of the house.

Chineso

are

and

Wants Punishment For Payment Of Ransoms

Washington, June 10, Representative Hamilton Fish has

rumours were used for exchange naked Congress to make the payment ordered the immediate

This tendency towards a favourable manipulation. of kidnapping raniums crime of the civilian population in so that

118* Hankow ovacuating civilians punishable by a One of $10,000 and military movements will not be fur trade balance is increasing, ho imprisonment for one year, except her hampered if the time comes sorted

conducting its affairs and morale The current rumours were entirely only The Government is actively where money is paid out on the advice when Chinese troops must withdraw unwarranted, he continued, and it continues to be high-United Press.

(Continued on Page 4.)

from Hankow,--Router,

on the withdrawal of foreign volun- teers from Spain, or for the receipt of the Soviet reply Trans-Ocean.

(Further Stop Press News b Page 16.)

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