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Hongkong Telegraph.

FOUNDED pai 五拜禮 號一月七英港香 FRIDAY, JULY 1,

1938.

日四初月六

No. 15500

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CHIANG WANTS NO INTERCESSION UNWORRIED Breach of Privilege Against M.P., Finding

BY LOSS FRIGHTENS 'BOYCOTT JAPAN' MARCH OF MATANG OFF ARMED

Even Hankow's Fall Won't Be Disaster

ANTICIPATES INVASION OF SOUTH CHINA

By "Telegraph" Staff Correspondent

Wuchang, June 30. Yesterday, as Staff Officers brought reports of the fell of Matang forts, and the discouraging information that the way would soon be open for a Japanese naval ad. vance along the Yangtag River to the boom at Kiukiang, Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek gave me an exclusive interview from his Headquarters here.

The fall of Matang did not appear to be unexpected at the Generalissimo's headquarters, and Chiang Kai-shek imperturbably envisaged an ultimate Chinese withdrawal from Hankow as part of the Chinese strategical policy.

The Japanese must try to take Hańkow for their own prestige," he said.

"We will defend the city in accordance with our strategical policy but even if, in pursuance of that policy, we eventually withdraw, it will not mean that Japan has gained a victory, just as every other Chinese withdrawal has proved, by time, to be anything but victory for the

invaders..

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"Japan's cost in men, and treasure, and Une Increases whenever Hengen her lines of communication.

"To withdraw from Hunkow will biercy mean that the battlefront will be moved elsewhere to the continuous Indjeven greater disadvantage and fitscomature of Japan."

Wants No Intercession The Generalissimo quickly squash- ed lumours that the concentration of freign Ambassadors now gathered in Hongkong was to formulate plans with China's for mediation cognizance.

chhia swin not

welcome inter-

cession by Great Britain or any otho foreign Power with a view to .arrotging an armistice

or

JAPANESE WHEEL FOR NEW ATTACK

Leave Kaifeng For Sinhsiang

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INTRUDER

Chinese, With Knife, Discovered Creeping On European Couple

Woman's Quick Ear Probably Saved Lives

The faint click of a slowly- turned lock in their bedroom door may have saved Mr. and Mrs. G. T. Padgett from a horrible death in the early hours of yesterday morning.

Bearing a startling resem- blance to the recent Peak crime in which a European lady was stabbed to death and her hus- band was seriously injured, Mr. and Mrs. Padgett were possibly i

from

similar 1

fate saved through the fact that Mrs. Pad- gett is a light sleeper,.

Resulting from an incident at Mr. and Mrs. Padgett's residence at 44 King Kwong Street, Wong-i neichong, police have spread a drag-net over the Colony in a search for a coolie formerly em ployed by the Britons.

A close watch is being kept on all hips leaving for Macao, from where the alleged intruder is believed to have arrived last year.

The dramalle stery of their adven- ture was told to the Telegraph by Interview Last Mrs. Padgett in an night.

a.m.

was

"Mr. Padget and I retired fairly early and we were asleep before midnight," Mrs. Padgett said.

2

I "Shortly after awakened by a faint click-and realised with horror that the knob of the bedroom door was being turned,

"I was too petrified to do anything for a while.

of bed.

SAW CREEPING FIGURE "Then I saw a figure, creeping across the room to our bed, become Hankow, July 1. Twenty

silhouetted against the window. thousand Japanese

There's someone in the ****Quick! peace, troops have been transferred to room, I managed to gasp out to my unids such, intercession would rus Sinhsiang from Kaifeng while, husband. tore China's sovereignty." he de- during the past few days, over

"My husband switched on the bed clured;

"China" will accept no peace but 10,000 Japanese troops have ad-light above his head and sprang out an honourable one. In evers respect vanced westward from Sinhstang "He sprang for the man, and then her full seyereignty must be restored, to attack Ponai and Sinyang, on suddenly Te-day, China is politically united, the Taoching, Railway, according time, and the

increasingly people pre determined to resist the more as the Japanese intensify their infamies, especially their rapings, their repine and their indiscriminate bombings.

Real Accomplishments Tho flest. year of war ends with Chinn having merged with financial structure unshaken. *

her

She

was

stopped. For the first I saw that the man brandishing a carving knife in his band.

Then

to a Chinese communique.

Japanese troops at Luy are re- "My husband and the intruder ported to be moving Inn north-faced each other for a few seconds. easterly direction towards Kaifeng,

Mr. Podgett said: "Don't especially artillery and mechanized be fool. Clear out of here! units. It is believed that they are "The intruder remained motionless probably en route to Sinhslang to join for what seemed an eternity. Then, units operating in north-western suddenly, he turned and fled for the Honan. Reuter.

CHINESE PINCER ATTACK

door.

"The bedside light

was too dirn Klukiang, July 1. for either Mr. Padget or myself to the Finance Minister reports,

A pincer movement launched by

(Continued on Page 4.) paid her toan obligations, main-

heavy Chinese reinforcements rushed tained her

'stability, exchange

able, to Matang and n her unfavourable

strong Chinese steadily, decreased.)

many column which recaptured Hsiang- trade balance, transferred many

20 19 proceeding e. Industries to the interior, extended phan on June 20 financial relief to agriculture,

Japanese vanguard units panded her road and rail com- broke through a section of the Clin- munications, maintained commodity ese defence line at Matang are on- at Toinit- prices, mobilised her women to help veloped by the Chineso

ex-

in resistance, and created a citizen's shanpa, which lies between Matang

the and Pongtsch, army to which the youth of country is flocking.

The army of China is now; com- determine Japanese.

raging

the

18 Fighting there

the Chinese are, making a 15 determined effort to wipe otit

Extremely heavy caruni- posed of volunteers who join tạ avenge their people, and with deteres were suffered by the Japanese mination to drive the Japanese from yesterday. As a last resort to avert their boil,

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27 Nations Moving To Withdraw Volunteers

And Bring End To. Intervention

BO

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Mrs. Attlee, wife of the Labour Party leader, and Father Groser. leading the first of the poster parades, organised by the China Campaign Committee in London. Six thousand leaflets were handed to passers-by, inviting them to the great Canton bombing protest meeting in Queen's Hall.

45.000-TON LIMIT

FOR BATTLESHIPS SET BY PROTOCOL

London, June 30.

An agreement has been signed by Great Britain, France and the United States for a revision of the protocol to the London Naval Agreement, providing for an alteration of the clause relating in naval tonnages from the existing upper limit of 35,000 tons to 45,000

tons.

The maximum gun calibre of 16-inches will remain unchanged.

A protocol in similar terms has been signed by the Governments of Germany and Great Britain.

POPE ASKS JAPAN TO

PREVENT BOMBINGS

Tokyo Reply Gives Cause

а

For Hope

It is stated that the new limit of ' 45,000 tons for battleships

was the lowest on which an agreement could be reached.

The British Government has in- formed alt, naval Powers with which it has Treaty relations that it does not intend to build battleships above 40,000 tons, and trusted that other European Powers would also agree; not to exceed this 'figure..

Announcement that the Agree- ment had been reached between Great Britain, Franco and the United States was made by Mr. Alfred Duff

Cooper, First Lord of the Admiralty, in the House of Commons, this after soon. Reuter.

OFFICIAL SECRETS

ACT'S APPLICATION NEEDS ANALYSING

Attlee Warns Against Totalitarianism

London, June. 30,

The Prime Minister, Mr. Neville Chamberlain, reported to the House of Commons this afternoon that the Committee of Privileges had found that a Breach of Privilege of the House had been committed in connection with the Military Court of Inquiry ordering Mr. Duncan Sandys, Member for Norwood, to appear in uniform. before it.

The Committee, however, recommended that

further action be taken.

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Subsequent to reporting the findings of the Com mittee of Privileges, Mr. Chamberlain moved the appointment of a Select Committee, consisting of nine supporter of the Government and five supporters of the Opposition, to inquire into the substance. of the allegations by Mr. Sandys, the action of the Ministers. concerned, and generally the question of the applicability of the Official Secrets Act to members of the House of Commons discharging their Parliamentary duties.

Threat Made

Pending the report of the Select' Committee, the Prime Minister declined to make any declaration on behalf of the Government.

To British War Minister Balan

London, June 30. "Mr. Leslie Horo-Bellsha, the Minister for War, is reported to be under guard owing to the receipt of anonymous threats regarding the part he has played In the constitutional crisis.

Durit the uproarious debate/ in the House of Commons to-day on the question of a breach of privilege, Members cheered Mr. Clement Attice: the Opposition leader, when ho sald:

"We are not a flouse of sples or traltors. We do not claim to be above the law, but we are entitled to that protection which is necessary to its so that we may carry out these functions with which we are charged."United Prest

GIBRALTAR MAY BE MENACED

By Fortifications In Spain

London, June 30. Great Britain is unable to confirm reports that new fortifications In Spain threaten Gibraltar.

A description of the document-In" Mr. Sandys possession, which was the origin of the crisis, was then given by Mr. Leslie Hore-Belisha, the Minister for War. Mr. Hore.

stated that the docu ment was 011 emergency en of defence drawn up in April by, the Air Commander-in-Chief, I contained emergency directions show- ing the exact disposition of guns and their exact number and sources from where they would be provided,,

"It is a document of the highest. secrecy, and the Hon. Member for Norwood, in his proposed question to the House, not only showed know; (Continued on Page 4)

STOP PRESS

SOLDIERS ARRESTED

ON BORDER.

It is now revealed that three British Foldiers have been arrested by the Chinese authorities on the Hongkong frontier during the

Part few weeks.

Strict orders that no offers or men, without instructions, shall cross the frontier at any time or for any pur pose, exist.

It is understood that on the fest occasion of a British soldier's "dew". tention by the Chinese, the man was seized and handcuffed by an alert: militia patrol which suspected motives in

in crossing the border Subsequently, two other soldiers

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́FRANCE, SATISFIED

This information was supplied by crossed the frontier, and werb like Romo, June 30

the Under Secretary for Foreign wise arrested. In no instance His Holiness the Pope has been

Paris, June 30. Impelled, by reason of the destruc-

Affairs, Mr. R. A. Butler, In reply to violence shown the Erlich seidler It is amelally announced that a question in the House of Commons and they were released after a thre tion wrought in various cities. In

of Atholl, period. total annihilation, the Japanese

China by the recent air raids carried France will continue to observe the to-day by the Duchess

WARNING NOTICES fa allegedly used polson gus.

out by Japanese planes, and out of 35,000 tons maximum for battleship Conservative Member for Kinross.

In consequence of the arrest of The young men are joining up

Mr. G. Le M. Mander, Labour. sense of justice and Christian provided no other Continental Power do that,

Wolverhampton, soldiers, notices are now promine, and

Member for East are prepared to many Chinese.

charity, to authorise the Apostolle exceeds this tonnage, Reuter, The boom at Matung remains in- sucrifice their lives for the sublime

London, June 30.

Delegate in Tokyo, Mgr. Marell, to United Press, adds that it is ex- has given notice of a question to the displayed along the frontier warn

(Continued on Page 4.) cause. With so many young men tact, Japancae warships which mov-

Prime Minister on Thursday, in against trespass on the Chinese A plenary meeting of the Non-urgo the Japanese Government to and women animated with such a cd up near the boom are continually

which he will ask, whether the The authorities peint out that, be consulting the Chinese on the banks to Intervention Committee will be held take the necessary steps to avoid full | spirit, China can never

cover the advance of their Infantry or July 6, when 27. Non-intervention unnecessary bombardments of open vared to consider proposals in this Government is sathilfed that the the past, the Chinese authioptles

direction, General Ugaki, declared, pas quered or rubjugated by Jon."

passage of British ship trough the neted with the utmost ed Stales will be naked to approve the towns, units,

Hoayyghting meanwhile is still British plan for the withdrawri of

Inter Won't Confirm Rerts.

"His Holiness the Pope has greatly Strails of Gibraltar de cassured the case where two soldier Replying to the Vatican's on round Halangshan

olunteers from

camera o Spain. and foreign-

the during wer.United Plan / 30

bound and reached cession, the Japanese Foreign Secre- welcomed this declaration by The sub-Committee. either Siangkow, both cast of Matang.

Shamchun, made a surprise an argument on the financial aspects tary, General K. Ugaki, States that Japanbro, Government, and is cond

quarters,! Foat | attack on

Chinese Bing yesterday. The of the scheme, with the exception of the action of His Holiness the Pope dont that his ples for the confe

and has ment of war damages to the greatest by 18 appreciated Japan, Japanese garrisoning the city brought certain matters und details disputed promised to do everything coms possible minimum will show, Langible umours," their artillery Into action, firing by the Soviet Taissian delegate.

ed," states tho Oservator Romaño, hera was heavily on the Chinese to prevent understood that, despite patible with military exigencies to results to the benefit of all concern eathers from approaching the city gates. Soviet or actions, the other members spare. the civilian optionencial ofgaff of the Vatican Trans-been promoted

The gunfire was audible throughout of the sub Committee are determined

The Lapanese Government ta proz the dayCentral News,

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Britain.

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