1938-06-28 — Page 17

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH TUESDAY, JUNE 28, 1938.

Big Battle Raging Yangtse Control

RESERVE TROOPS RUSH TO MATANG

Outcome of High Importance To Hankow Army

Shanghai, June 28. Both the Chinese and Japanese commands are

SLAIN FOR LOYALTY TO CHINA AND BRITAIN?

Ugly Incident In Tientsin

S'hai-Japan Air Mail To Operate

Shanghal, June 27.

For the first time in history, t regular air malt service will operate between Shanghai and Japan, this week!

A service will be inaugurated on Friday.

CONCERN FOR SAFETY OF COLONY

French Expert Asks For More Arms For Indo-China

Paris, June 27.

A note of warning in sounded regarding the defence of Indo- China by land, sca and air in an

Tientsin, June 28. Two Chinese plain-clothes men The announcement of the Inaugura- have sensinated Chao Chun-ta, 32- tion of the service was made in a year-old gruuate of Harvard Uni-taconic eight-line notice issued by versity, where he was known as T.Lthe French Director of Pests, M. A. article in the Epoqué to-day by

Chao,

Mr. Chino, the father of the Chinese rushing all possible rein- consul in San Francisco, was a member of the British forcements to Matang and prominent

Municipal Council us Tientsin, and Hsiangshan, cast of Ma-

was also Headmaster of the British tang, where a major battle Municipal School. is now in progress.

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He was killed while on his way to Considerable importance the school. attached to the outcome of the Mr. Chin is believed to have been ongagement, as a Japanese gue-a loyal member of the Kuomintang, cess would virtually seal the fale and realsted Japanese pressure

Pelping Provisional of Klukiang, where the large support the

Government and to cease co-operating boom is placed across the Yang with the British in Tientsin. tac, and permit the Japanese lo

It is understood that one of the drive on Nanchang and Chang- sha, thus cutting the Canton-assins has been arrested.-United Hankow Railway.

This would automatically cut off the main linn of retreat of the Chin-

Preza.

ese forces at Hankow, and force theme positions in the direction of the to fight a decisive battle in the too on Monday, but was repulsed

after severe fighting.

Wahan area.

Progress Held Up

The Chinese authorities at Honkow bave admitted the possibility that the Japanese might strike towards

The Chinese resistance has inerenti- Nanchang from two directions--from|ed rather thin lessened during the Klukinng in the north and from

past week, and the varkus deforli- Hnngehow in the north-east-and mente of Japanese which have sue- afterwards use the Cheklang, Kiongu and Kinngsi-Hunan railways for a drive on Changala.-Reuter.

Heavy Concentration

ceeded in effecting andlings on both he north al south banks of the Yangise have not ageeroded in

any oregerss, despite the constant arrival of reinforcements

The Chinese are reported to have recaptured Tikangehen, where the landed first Japan troops were from warships on June 2

Chinesa

agath

M. Chaplain.

Colonel de la Pomaredo who For a start, only registered and spent five months in French ordinary letters will be carried by postal alreraft planes, which wil Indo-China. leave, Shanghal on Mondays, Wednes- days and Fridays.

BOURN-VITALITY

How does it act?

ITALY TAKING NO PART IN DEBT TALKS

London, June 27. The sub-Committees of British and German

experts examining the Debt Austrian

question continued

#LETTERS TO THE‡ EDITOR

"SMOOGING?".

To the Editor,

a few

AP

AIRMEN ON LONG HOP

Moscow, June 27. Two Soviet airmen, M. Kokkinaki and M. Brlandinsky, who took off from Moscow at 8.30 am. local time on a non-stop fight to Vladivostok, were just over half-way to their des tination at

D.ITL The distance from Moscow to Vladivostok is 4,375 mlies. straight line distance record of 4,295. The

Messrs. Gromov, Youmnehev and Daniline, who flew non-stop from

to the United States.-

The decision of the Minister While the announcement failed to of Colonies M. Mandel, to in- mention the type or ownership of crease the present strength of planen, it is believed that air liners the French colonial troops by a of the Japan Air Transport Company, further 20,000 is an admirable their meeting at the Board of Trade Which are capable of carrying 18

resolution, writes Col. de 18 to-day. Further meetings will take

Hongkong Telegraph. be used. passengers, will be

The inauguration of a direct al Pomarede, but this is insufficient

Place to-motow. In the House of Sir, I would like to say brings to realisation one of the de line between Shanghai and

Commons the Financial Secretary 10 words in connection with Mr. Joseph Japan for Indo-China. mands repeatedly

the Treasury, Capt. Euan Wallace, A. Gutierrez's letter which appeared May 18 the tailan

member

and before proceeding to do so, Committee of Guarantor States for would make it clear that this is not Moscow the Reconstruction of Austria Loan. In any way being unappreciative of

Renter. informed the Committee that the the Tommies for the efforts they Italian Government had decided to ninde in trying to save the boy. withdraw from the committee.

Whatever Mr. Gutierrez's inten- "No reasons for this decision have tions might be his letter is decidedly been communicated to the Committee not in good taste, He has, in the place, heliitled the lives of the Chinese,

served on the

This French colony possesses only Į replying to a quvation, stated that on in your per of yesterday's date. miles is held by three Soviet sirmen,

Chinese Government by Tokyo during ve aeroplane squadrons, mest of the types, while her the two years immediately preceding planes being old

The Chinear Government neighbour, Slam, has 100 acroplanes, hostilities, has consistently opposed

making half of which are the most recent Shanghal the terminus of a Japanero | American models. The fortifications air line, for fear this would form a and mobile forces for the 1,250 miles) prelude to demands for an extension of coast line are inadequate, and fur. coastal batteries con of the Tokyo-Shanghai route to the thermore the Interior of China-Reuter,

...

NEW BANK OF

ISSUE FOR EGYPT PLANNED

of the

What is the value of « Chinese life when compared, say, with a British or a Portuguese one7.

not shoot far enough. The number or to the British Government," Capt. Arst and secondly, he has done and if my inference is correct, then Í

of seaplane, of which there is anly Wallace added-British Wireless. ane squadron, and of

submarines,

is definitely insufflelent. Indo-China, declares the Colonel, requires from two to three squadrons of seaplanes und twelve subinarines.

Col de la Pomarede asserts that the French Government's loan of 409,000,000 francs for the purpose of Cairo, June 37. Istrengthening the defences will have to be at least doubled to be effective. Negotiations are stated to be pro-

In view of the situation in the Far pressing sausfactorily for the cren- Hankow, June 27.

tion of a new Bank of issue here End, it would be advisable to ap- Developments in the Aghting

which would be conceded privileges pot a high officer an Governor the vicinity of Malang indicate that a severe and, perhaps, decisive battle

therts the monopoly of the National General of furio-China, he contends

... Truna-Ocran, may be expected there shortly.

aeroplanes were

Bank of Rstypt. During the past three or four days very active uver the Yangtze yester-

The proposed bank will play hey bombed the Japanese Egyptian nationals only, and at least large numbers of troops have been day concentrated in this area by both naval concentration in the neighbour-|50 per cent, of la capital must be

mut | subscribed by Egyptians. earthed Japanese and Chinese, and the main hood of Matring, and body of the Japanese fleet is now several raids on Anktug.

Discussions are

proceeding stationed within a few miles of the boom across the Yangthe at this point.

A Japanese force of 500 men at tempted to break through the Chin

now

WOMAN HIT BY CAR

The newspaper Tukung Pao clalom regarding transitional regulations to

Ho Kam-tal, a 60-year-old woman, Kowloon Hospital that 15 Japanese vessels have been he applied during the next nine years, Was sent to the sunk or dinged in the Yangtse by nt the end of which time, the yesterday after he had been knock- Chinese bombers during the past privileges of the National Book willed down at he junction of Gascoyne

Trans-Ocean, three days,

esse. ----- Trans-Occan.

and Jordi Roads by a car.

MANILA SHARES

his very best to glorify the British prople-to what end?

I might draw his attention to the fact that in addition to the qualities he has mentioned the British people are easily embarrassed and they only re-prefer credit where credit is due. All

his praises are unnecessary.

The following quotations were ceived after the close of the morn- ing session through Reuters:

Business Done Priern in Penon

June 27 June 29

Attamok

Atok..

Baul Gold

enquet Consolidated

Coco Grove

Consolidated Mines. Demonstration

Paracle Cuma

San Mauriclo

Suyor

United Paracale

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4134

27

AL Ung.

2115

10.J

0.00

Unn.

4034

Ung

Ung.

28

Unce.

20

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Ung.

Ung.

44

45

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IT

Und. 30%

It is not hard to see his real aim,

what we say in Australia alop "emboging".

ONE OF THE MILLIONS.

EVICTION

Sir, I am writing this letter to in- form tenants who have been given notice to quit on the ground that the premises they occupy are about to change' hands, that even in such cir-

It is a case of from the subline to the ridiculous when Л man who has so high a regard for British ideals end yet hus o little consideration for the lives of his fellow brings as he cumstances they may be protected by has shown in the following sentences: the prevention of Eviction Ordin- And even in their leisure hourn theyance, 1030, unless there are special forfeit it just to nave

ely grounds involving hardship on the ine lonely Chinese ite. What is one life con- landlord. pared to millions that we have in Hongken.

should not be difficult for a nkn- of tenents in the same building

It is incredible that such a state- who have received notices to quit The following is Swan, Culbertsonment could have been made by a and are in doubt na to their legal

& Fritz' report

An this morning's man who lo undoubtedly a Christian, position on the facts, to secure the market:

I am sure that every right thinking services of a solicitor by clubbing Frices were fractionally lower in person in la community is hurt, es- together. a dull sesalon.

Tpecially the Chinese,

1. E. POLLOCK,

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