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FOUNDED 1002 No. 16542

五拜禮 號九廿月七英港香

FRIDAY, JULY

29, 1938.

廿三初月七

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DUN LOP

SOYLANS OF GROWTH,

DUNLOP Fort

The Tyre with 2,000 Teeth

GUERILLAS VICTORIOUS IN EAST HOPEI

GRAVE

FEAR

FOR SAETY OF SETTLERS

10,000 Koreans in Area Over - Run by Raiders

Peiping, July 28.

According to reports from East Hopei guerillas have captured Ninghohsien, 40 miles north-east of Tientsin and only five miles west of the railway.

The fate of ten thousand Koreans forming a special Colony in Ninghohsien is unknown.

The magistrate at Hsinminhui and other officials have returned to Peiping. Officials from Tsinpua and Chihsien have also abandoned their posts due to guerilla activities.

It is reported that, in view of rumours that they intended to join the guerillas, the Japanese have disarmed the whole of the cast Hopei Peace Preservation Corps. This report cannot be confirmed locally.

Sweeping Reforms Planned For British Army

PROTESTS

AGAINST REFUGEE CAMP SITES

Disease, Ncise And

Crime Prospects Worry Ratepayers

A special meeting of

the General Committee of the Kow-

The East Hopei Provisional Government has issued a statement advising police and militia who have joined the guerillas to "repent and betoon Residents' Association was pardoned, since they acted under compulsion."- United Press.

Japanese Withdrawing

F

Tsingtao. July 29. FATHER

that

in reliably reported Japanese troops are withdrawing the Khots Railway garrisons in Shan- lung. They have maintained troops at important stations on the railway only.

Foreigners have not been permit- ted to travel on this railway for several days, and will not be unt further notice.

There have been large withdrawals of military equipment from Tsingtao during the last few days. Civilians were not permitted to enter he wharf aren yesterday afternoon.- Reuter,

JACQUINOT FOUND

But Mystery Of Disappearance Still Remains

Father Jacquinot, the French priest who saved so many Chinese lives by organising the sanctuary in Shanghai's Chinese there, has been found. He is alive,

REPRESENTING THE GREATEST ADVANCE in science of aeronautics since the Great War, the Short-Mayo Composite Aircraft, pictured here, has justified the hopes and plans of its builders. The top half of the craft, aided into the air by the lower portion, has made a return trip over the Atlantic-to Canada and the United States. It broke the westward record. This is Imperial Airways' initial bid for leadership in fast, trans- ocean service.

ANGLO-JAPANESE

PROMOTIONS SPEEDED

BY

NEW RULING

2,000 Officers To Get Higher Rank August 1

London, July 28.

The new conditions of service for combatant Army officers, announced by the Secretary of State for War, Mr. L. Hore-Belisha, in the House of Commons to-night, contain revolutionary proposals.

In future, promotion will be by time instead of by

vacancy.

The complete democratisation of the Cadet Colleges. at Sandhurst and Woolwich is provided by the grant of 100 per cent. scholarships to successful candidates whose, parents' means make the remission of fees necessary.

The system of half-pay has been abolished and the maximum rates of retired pay will be attained at a

RELATIONS HURT BY

TALK OF CHINA AID younger age than hitherto. In future a Regimental

Tokyo, July 29.

held on Thursday evening to consider letters. received by thei The statements made in the House of Commons by Association, protesting against Prime Minister, Mr. Neville Chamberlain, and Under- [Government's proposal to erect

a refugee camp on the Marina, Secretary for Foreign Affairs, Mr. R. E. Butler,

regarding contemplated assistance to China, casts

Kowloon.

It was felt that this site, as well

grave objection in view of the pro-

ย

as that at Kowloon Tau, is open to gloom over Anglo-Japanese relations, declares the Nichi bability of disease, noise and crime Nichi Shimbun, leading vernacular paper here, in an

editorial published to-day.

to

being aggravated,

decided It was

to write

use of these sites and a deputation

Government protesting against the The paper reminds readers that it was understood of three was appointed to seek an Interview with Government to dis-

Cuss

nites,

the possibility of alternative

CHARITY MUST BE

POISON GAS city during the recent fighting CONTROLLED

USED BY INVADERS

British Surgeon Confirms Report

Hankow, July 29.

This is the effect of à brief Reuter message from Tokyo received to-day. Father Jacquinot has been "miss- ing for nearly a week. Arriving in Yokohama by the Empress o of Asin,

Drastic Reforrns Necessary

Shanghal, July 29. Drastic reform of the local reile!

he was reported to have missed the administration must be undertaken in when delayed on a train trip to order to prevent charity becoming a Kobe and informed Shanghal friends serious demoralising factor in the that he would be catching the next habits of refugees. mail steamer Shanghal-bound.

John

Major will be able to earn his maximum retired pay at the age of 56 if he has had 23 years' service.

The promotion to a captaincy will be after eight. years' service and a majority after seventeen years' Promotion to higher ranks will be by selection. service.

LOYALIST

ADVANCE

that negotiations have been in progress between the UNCHECKED Foreign Minister, General Kazushige Ugaki, and the British Ambassador, Sir Robert Craigie, for possible promotion of better relations between the two countries.

SHANGHAI LIVING COSTS SOARING

And Worse Is Yet To Come

Shanghai, July 29. The first index compiled in Shanghai to indicate the cost of

The journal points out that Foreign Office circles are showing great Mr. concern about the reports that Chamberlain and the Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs were to hold a conference Thursday for the purpose el exchanging views regarding the proposed assistance to China.

"Such slatements are tantamount to a threatening gesture against the reported Anglo-Japanese tions in Tokyo," the paper charges.

Chut

conversa-

Many Prisoners In

Ebro Offensive

The new measures will be issued'

in detail to the Army during the first week of August,

Tlip tenure of command and staff appointments generally will be re- duced from four to three years.

The retiring age of Generals and Lieutenant-Generals will be lower- ed from 67 to 60, Major-Generals from 62 to 57, Colonels from 57 to 55, Licut. Colonels from 55 to 50 and Majors from 50 to 47.

The effect of this will be to con- siderably accelerate promotion, thereby giving increased pay at a fower Ugh,

Subalterns receiving 1s. to 18. 2d. per day will receive substantive In- creases in pay.

On the Ebro River Front,

July 29. The Government's troops have Private Means Unnecessary "mopped up" in the hills on the

One hundred scholarships,, valued Insurgents' side of the River at £100 per annum, will be distri Ebic and have captured

(Continued on Page 7.) than 4,000 prisoners and a con- siderable quantity of war

more

The paper says Japan's materials, including a complete STOP

unshakabic policy toward China will trainload of supplies, its crew not be affected by such statements. and its armed guard.

British

It volces regret that the

The Insurgents are apparently un-1 attitude is taken at the very juncture able to react. Nowhere is there any when the political situation in China sign of a counter-attack. is developing dellcate complications, -Domet.

This is the recommendation of Mr. Then he vanished. The clue to his

Earl, Baker, director of the whereabouts was a parcel, with a Shanghai International Red Cross, in

ater to Reports that Japanese troops Nagasaki postmark, sent to a friend

members of the executive a letter in the Matang sector, below Kiu. in Shanghai. But there was no mas committee.

know

now where he Mr. Baker points out kiang, had used poison gas in sage with it. No-one

that the living for foreigners has been TRYING TO going. The Japanese police refusal of able-bodied refugees to do their attacks on the Chinese menced inquiries. But Father forces, were confirmed by Dr. H. Jacquinot was hidden from even the work and the tendency to stay in the completed after a careful survey | comps as long as there were ample by the Shanghai Municipal Talbot, British surgeon in the all-seeing force which so carefully rations to satisfy hunger was be- Council. It is shown that the Nanchang General Hospital, in watches the movements of foreign coming acute and charitable organi- cost of living had risen by 14.262 sations cannot solve the problem un-per cent. at June, 1988, as com- 4 written report received in visitors,

Foul play was suspected finally, less they "debunk sentimentalism and pared with last year. Hankow.

And then to-day Reuter

says:

Dr. Talbot was recently sent to "Father Jacquinot has been found the mlation institution in Nanchang alive."

by the International Red Cross for

Tokyo, July 29, Father Jacquinot was found at a

Central China. After having STAYING WITH FRIEND examined nineteen Chinese wounded

all soldiers,

evacuated from the Matang arca following the hostilities between July 2 and 5, he found clusive evidence that the men

Kos,

con- were

" genside village neur Kobe staying

with a Japanese friend.

He in perfectly well and is leaving

face the facts."-Reuter.

No On

AVOID INCIDENTS

activisoners

PRESS

nir

CHINESE CLAIM VICTORY

The sole Insurgent reply to

the Loyalist offensive is continuous

which is a boomerang, since In the Loyalists hands are the worst sufferers. Heavy, ant!-

dre nircraft keeps the planes at good height,

n

The Loyalists on the march are inj

Statement Arms Cost fuel, lighting and miscellaneous ex- taken steps to prevent further viola- Ebro. The principal fighting zones launched, an

London, July 20.

Press.

Hankow, July 29.0

on

fino spirits, singing rousing songs Chinese claims of an im and when they meet truckloads of

such portant success on the North prisoners taunting them with remarks

ns: "How do you like fight- Bank of the Yangtse have been ing in a foreign army?" "How do made officially.

In Italian?"

They have also scored in their you say 'I love you' Shanghai, July 29,

"Have you brought any spaghetti?" The findings are based on the sys-

At the press conference this morn-

Loyalist despatches say the troops bombing of warships in the tem employed by the China National ing Japanese spokesman, referring are still advancing and operating vicinity of Hukow.

Despatches state the Japanese Tariff Commission, dealing with five to criticism made by the U.S. Mariaes,

attack

the categories of food, clothing, Housing, sald the Japanese authorities had from twelve points held along the

Chinese positions at Taihu`and tions of the international defence are Gandesa and Vellabela.United penses. Although the compilers of

the defenders withdrew to the Uho chart do not claim their figures sector agreement. All sentrica have

hills from where they subjected military trucks proceeding through are accurate, they undoubtedly de been instructed to see that Japanese

the Japanese to a heavy artillery. The Chancellor of the Exchequer, give a fair indication of the present, the U.3. defence sector comply with suffering from the effects of poison for Shanghal in the Felix Roussel to-Sir John Simon, declined to make conditions, due to the

fall

bombardment, inflicting over 1,600 casualties.” Tie concluded his report with the morrow-Reuter,

an estimate at present of the amount Chinese dollar, the Increased duty the agreement between the Marines following statement: "These casca

The Chinese also claim by which The former five year on imports essential to foreigners, and the Japanese stipulating that for the rise in the price of commodities, two armed inen per truck cun pro- £1,500,000,000

defence. sector were all seen in Nanchang, and

have captured Staochihkou, Tokyo, July, 20. my opinion, were all caused by gan

the north bank of the Yangtse; The week-old mystery surrounding expenditure on armuments is likely the increased cost of public utilities' ceed through the

service, higher municipal taxes, where the Americans are on duty. to be exceeded. gos type

Reuter. poisoning of the mustard

When his attention was called in a entertainment tax and general unrest,

Hankow, July 29. (possibly chlorine)."Central Newa. the whereabouth of Father Jacquinot

Dr. since he arrived in Yokohama

It is pointed out that the increase

Wang Chung-bul, Foreign opposite Klukiang.

"Chinese aviation headquarte had not Minister in the Chinese Central Goy- July 20 from America en route to supplementary question to the in- grease in prices of, materials which Shanghal, caine to an end this morn-ad taken place since the original in the cost of living will soar in the and general commodities

ernment, has flown to Chungking report bombers having score ing when he was found staying with estimate, in addition to expansion of Immediate future, as the present in- been increased in price.

The housing problem. remains where he will carry on his official direct hita on two big warahi; one of his Japanese friends in Hyogo the original programme, Sir John dex covers Juno During June, ac-

LO tho foreign prea, much the same but the Index for duiles in future, sald: The House has already been carding.

The remainder of his staff is dying and five gunboats near Huko Prefecture, western Japan.

Tho discovery, was made, as, the informed. that the preliminary foreigners residing in Shanghai were July and later will show

(Further Stop Press Neida ON result of an extensive search direct estimate is likely to be substantially not made to feel the effect of the significant increases in this category to the new capital to-morrow Reuter.

exceeded."British Wireless,

dovalued currency since the imported also-Beuter.

Page 12.) (Continued on Page 7)

NO MORE HANDSHAKES

Ink

Rome, July 20. It has been decreed that the Fascist solute will replace handlakes in Italian plays and motion pletures,

United PreUE,

WEEK-OLD MYSTERY

011

estirnate

of

not-in-

Leaving For Chungking

United Press.

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