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No. 16071

一拜禮 號二十月九英港香

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 12,

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The Tyrs with 2.000 Teeth

"HANDS-OFF" WARNING TO GERMANY

CHAMBERLAIN

SAYS BRITAIN

WILL FIGHT

Reich Told To Accept

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Czech

Proposals

REAT BRITAIN HAS WARNED GERMANY, IN TERMS THAT LEAVE NO DOUBT REGARDING HER INTENTIONS, THAT A CAMPAIGN AGAINST CZECHO-SLOVAKIA CANNOT BE SAFELY EMBARKED UPON WITHOUT THE DANGER OF INTERVENTION FROM FRANCE AND THE BRITISH EMPIRE. At an international Press Conference in London, the Premier, Mr. Neville Chamberlain, has expressed the view of the British Government that there can further excuse for the abandonment of negotiation in favour of a more violent solution of the Czech problem.

Mr. Chamberlain has reiterated his statement of March 24 that, in the case of war, Britain would under no circumstances remain aloof, especially should the safety of France be throatened.

be no

Concurrent with growing tales of sporadic out- breaks of violence between Sudetens and Czechs in Czecho-Slovakia, Germany and France are feverishly massing troops on both sides of the Rhine.

The Netherlands is the latest nation to take pre- cautionary measures, and frontier posts have been fully manned.

London, Sept. 11.

Members of the Cabinet are

not unduly pessimistic regarding CLASHES

the European situation, although they recognise that the situa- tion which gathered them in London for the meeting on Mon-

DISTURB

day is serious in the extreme, PRAGUE

Auger D

states Reuter's lobby corres- pondent.

It is felt to be of prime importance that Germany should be under no Illusions regarding the precise inten- tion with which statements on the Czecho-Slovakian situation made in March by the Prime Minis- ter, Mr. Nevlile Chamberlain, and on August 27 by Sir John Simon,

Prague, Sept. 11.

A growing tale of incidents from other pants of Czecho-Slovak has disturbed Prague, though the elty

self appears generally calm.

At Carlsbad on were

Saturday seven Czech citizens and six Czech Police officers were injured, two of them seriously when a crowd of Sudeten Germany should not assume that Germans gathered outside the Police and successful campaign Station, smashed the windows, tried against the Czechs could safely be to overturn a Police van parked out- embarked without the danger side the building and of intervention, arst by France and loudly for the release of an arrested then called later by Britain.

Sudeten German.

At Mugletz 3,000 Sudetens

Japanese Halted On Two Yangtse Fronts

Hankow, Sept. 12.

CHINESE officials here admit that isolated Japanese units

scattered east and west of the strategic town of Kwang- tsi are still doing their utmost to break the Chinese troops encircling the town.

According to the Chinese spokesman here the Japanese troops abandoned many heavy field pieces and 500 horses because Chinese troops control points on the Kwangtsi-Hwangmei highway. No less than 20 isolated Japanese tanks were put out of action by Chinese artillery-United Press. JAPANESE AT STANDSTILL

Hankow, Sept. 12.

Chinese observers here believe that the decisive battle for Hankow will take place on the north bank of the Yangtse. At the moment the Japanese drive on the temporary Chinese capital consists

The British Government has taken demonstrated and shouted for Herr of thrust from the north, south and east.

special pains to keep in closest con- Hitler,

fact with the Dominions.

The

singing German patriotic

gap between the Czech Gov-songs and Reich slogans-leuter.

ernment and the Sudeten German

Party in regarded here as having Runciman Involved

been reduced appreciably uy the

Intest Czech proposals, although a

Prague, Sept. 11. Lord Runciman, head of the un- good deal more negotiations are ne- official British mission to Czecho-

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French Reservists In Shanghai Called Up

TROOPS MOVE UP ON RHINE

Shanghai, Sept. 12.

It is reliably learned that 1,500 French Army re- aprvists in Shanghai have secretly been ordered to prepare to evacuate at short notice in the event of Herr Hitler's speech being of an adverse nature.

Apparently this is designed to save the men from a possible Japanese internment in the event of disturbances brøsking out in Europe.-United Press.

Berlin, Sept. 11. - {Traves, the Palatinate and Four new prohibited air zones Baden.

western Gerinany: hava béon

The decree, which will come into shed by a decree of the force on September 20, prohibits way Afr Ministor General plane Bying over the areas specified

pering.

untess specially authorised.

Should a plane mistakenly fly over Larrilla comprise | the free it will be warned by siruals

Reich

Observers here consider that the Chinese positions on the south bank of the river west of Juichang will withstand the-- assaults of the Japanese forces for a long period, since there. they declare, the Japanese must fight their way inch by inch through hilly terrain.

The other method of approach towards Hankow is straight up the Yangtse and this is also rendered, extremely difficult, since there are strong Chinese fortifications at Wuhsuch, a short distance above Kiukiang and Matow, which have halted the advance of Japanese warships attempting to force their way up China's "Dardanelles."

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On the north bank, where the balance as heavy Aghting, proceeds greatest threat to Hankow is around these two points,

Chinese forces In the Topel

CHINESE STORM, RETAKE VILLAGE

Bombers, refugees, wounded, wrecked homes, hospitals. All these have been pictured in the 14-months-old Chinese war. Here is something different. Chinese troops moving forward under cover of a barrage to retake a village on the North

Germany To Bid For Air Riband

DEUTSCHE LUFTHAN- the German National airline, is ready to start a three-day service between Berlin, Hongkong and Shanghai as soon as the war in China shows some sign of drawing to a close.

The company has ordered a small fleet of Focke-Wulf Condor the monoplanes, identical to Brandenburg, which a few days ngo flew non-stop from Berlin to New York and back in 19 hours 54 minutes.

Flying night and day, these big planes will reach Suchow the second night out from Berlin. At Suchow pussengers and mails will be trans- ferred to Junkers monoplanes of the Eurasia Airline, a line operated Jolally by Germans and Chinese in South China. People leaving Berlin on Sunday morning will land at Shanghai on Wednesday night and in Hongkong on Thursday,

The route is very different from that of the Far Eastern services of Great Britain, France and Holland. From Berlin, the route will strike south to Vienna. Belgrade, Athens, Rhodes, Bagdad, Damascus and Kabul.

Kabul Junction

Swinging north-cast from Kabul, Lufthansa will make a 1,000-mile non-stop run over the Pamir Moun- tains, so-called "roof of the world," to Ansi, on the borders of Chinese Turkestan and the Chinese province Karisu.

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As the Pamirs range in height from 22,000 to 25.000 feet, high Hying wit be called for on rpectacular scolion of the route. The country flown over will be among the wildest, most dangerous and least inhabited regions crossed by an airline.

From Ansi, the Germans will fly the remaining short hop to (Continued on Page 4.j

over

STOP PRESS

Yangtae Front, where the greatest battle Crew Abandon

of the war is now raging. Many Japanese "were burned to death.

Bullet-Riddled Car

Here From Canton

Ship In Fire In Harbour

The Yiollo, recently purchased by Moller & Co., of Shanghai through the local office of Mr. A. E. Gerondal, experienced two fires while at anchor in Kowloon Bay last night, the second outbreak being sufficiently severe to cause the Captain and crew to abandon ship.

The firefloat succeeded in quelling

Mud-splashed and bullet-riddled, a big Oldsmobile limousine arrived in Hongkong yesterday from Canton,the flames at 5 am, to-day after a gaping Chinese gathered round this morning, excitedly and was quietly parked in Chater Road, while a crowd of fight of several hours. speculating as to the fate it had experienced.

now considered likely to come There are two important highways from, Chinese report that the leading to Tehan, the immediate ob- The huge car, bearing a Chinese had no knowledge of the car, while Japanese are making little pro-lective of the Japanese forces. registered number plate, 1087, and enquiries from the border police

showing a Chinese Iteense on the simply revealed that the car gress in the Kwangtsi area. One is the road running from windscreen, bore marks of having been seen going through Shumchun had Singize to Tehan, via Sikuling, pass suffered a rough journey over the yesterday, but that nothing way Wushimen and Sikuling with tower-kong. Kwangis! highway exerting ing mountains on either side. Here pressure on the Japanese Banks and the Chinese are said to have erected bodywork up to the windows, were The wheels, mudguards, and the

traps and machine gun nests and there was grim artillery units effectively" placed and well hidden.

Mountains north of the Hwangmeling through narrow "corridors" al now road between Canton and Hong- known about the occupants.

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severely hampering the advance of strong defences with barbed wire caked with mud, while at the rear YOUNG CHINESE

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evidence that the automobile had been chased by an neroplane and machine-gunned,

Four bullets had indented the steel

A bathing fatality occurred in the luggage cover," and one went peri- lously close

to the

gasoline tank. Taun Wan district yesterday when a Another bullet left dramatic evidence. Young Chinese lost his life.

the Japanese main troops.

Nows from Chinese

at Bources Shanchen, a town about 30 miles south-west of Kushih, indicates that

It is generally believed that the the Japanese at Kushik are turning Japanese will direct their main drive southward in the direction of Shan on the south bank in such a way as chen. Chinese officials believe that to avoid the strong Chinese defences this new move has as its object around Wushinmen. Chinese circles drive to the south-west along the claim that these defences, are almost highway passing through Shanchen Impregnobls. and Machen towards Hankow,

Severe fighting continues part of Mahwelling and, according to Chinese reports, the Japanese are making a men on the south bank, towns on the the, Chinese, right wing in order to fairly certain that they ware Calness blue Batin Leunk

The fate of Bikuling and Wushih-determined attempt to break through

·Heavy - Fighting.””

fire started on board but was quickly It appears that of 9. p.m. a small extinguished by the crew. At mid- burner, another tre started and "apparently owing to a faulty spread with alarming rapidity.

Capt. Seller and his crew of 27 had to leave the ship in boats because of the intense heat, and flames lumin- ed the Eny for miles.

Two fire-floats arrived at 1.43 a.m. and the fire raged until 8 am, gut-

the

superstructure of the vessel. "When we arrived the ship was ablaze from stem to stern and there was no one aboard,” said a fire-man. Mr. G. C. Moss, Acting Superinten- dent of the Fire-Brigade, was in charge of the squad, and hoses and full equipment were mobilized to quell the blaze.

The cargo aboard the Yiollo in-

It pierced the window in the back According to a police report Chan of the car, and when the car arrived Sik, 24, student of No. 10 Easexcluded 100 fifty-gallon drums of In Hongkong the hole had been Cresent, Kowloon Tong, stated that lubricating all. No one was injured.“ plugged up with some paper. The his brother, Chan Hing, 28, employed rest of the window was splintered.

China Hong Enquiries among the police here kong Bank" failed to reveal the owners or the whis bathing at 13-mile beach? occupants of the car, although it is Chan) Hing: Wak" wearing a pair of

by the THE WINE Was drowned: