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五拜體 號二月二十英港香 FRIDAY, DECEMBER

2,

1938.

EAGERNESS

TO TERMINATE

JAPAN'S

Ready

for

T

Parley

TOKYO, DEC. 1. HE POSSIBILITY OF NEW DEVELOP- MENTS IN THE FAR EASTERN SITUATION IS PERCEIVED IN POLI- TICAL CIRCLES HERE AS A RESULT OF THE UNEXPECTED DE-! CLARATIONS OF THE PREMIER, PRINCE KONOYE, AT A SIT- TING OF THE PRIVY COUNCIL TO-DAY TO DISCUSS A BILL FOR PROVIDING FOR THE ORGANISATION OF A CENTRAL BUREAU, FOR CHINESE AFFAIRS.

According to

a semi-

by

"SO THIS IS HONGKONG?" asks one of the Chuna ponies which official report, the Premier, disembarked yesterday from the steamer Kwangtung, specially chrrtered in reply to a question, to bring them from the north. A total of 98 penies were landed. stated that the war with China would probably not be terminated solely military operations, as had been the case with the Sino- Japanese war in 1894-5, and the Russo-Japanese war in 1904-5.

Contrary to the starting point that negotiations with Marshal Chiang Kai-shek would be im- possible, hitherto invariably adopted by Japaneso spokesmen,

Determination to Fight in China

LONDON, Dec. 1.

"I DID NOT meet a single Chinese man or woman,

Italy Joins

Naval Pact

WAR With UK.

WAR

Australia To Admit Refugees

15,000 German Jows For Antipodes

CANBERRA, Dec. '1. THE COMMON- WEALTH MINISTER for the Interior announced in the House of Representa- tives to-day that Australia

is prepared to admit 15,000 Jewish immigrants from Germany during the next three years.

tions of employment and the

LONDON, Dec. 1. THE INSTRUMENT OF ACCESSION," by which Italy signifles her adhaton to The London Naval Treaty of 1930, will be signed at the Foreign Ofice here on Friday by the Under-Secretary of State, Alr. Montague Scott and the Hallan Ambassador, Count Grandi, thereby conforming to the Anglo-Italian agreement which came into force on November 10 turt

It will be recalled that al- thogh Italy sent an "cbserver" to the negotiations, In view of the naval agreement of 1936, the subsequently declined to participate in it owing anctions being taken by League of Nations in cenareilon with the Abyssindan war,

to the

It is further stated that negotiations between England and the Scandinavian States for a naval agreement are about to be concluded,-Trans-Ocean.

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Chinese Man

Mystery

Of

In Arms Case

LONDON, Dec. 1.

“THIS CHINESE MAN of mystery" was how Mr. G. C. L. du Cann referred to Mr. Chou Tin-shu during the resumed hearing of the China arms cargo trial to-day.

Three men-Frederick Willing, aged 50, metal merchant, of Tavistock-court, Tavistock-square; his son, James Oll Herbert Willing, aged 24, metal merchant, of Dorset House, N.W.; and Dennis Michael Corrigan, aged 46, agent of Park-lane, W.--are charged with conspiring with Chou Tin Shu and others unknown to cheat defraud M. Theodore Laffitte £7,250,

Germany Adopts Balloon date of 250, obtaining

This number, said the Minis- ter, was the highest possible | under existing circumstances, and could not be exceeded with-

BERLIN, Dec. 1. FOLLOWING THE EXAMPLE set by England, out adversely affecting condi-

balloon barrages have now been introduced in Germany, Landard of life in Australia.

It is announced that the first barrage has been establish- The Minister added that pre- ed around the gigantie Leuna works at Halle, for the works, ference would be given to Jews capable of developing industr.al-favourable objective to enemy aircraft.

with their 16 immense chimney would offer a particularly activity in the Commonwealth.

Barrage for Defence

The Minister's utterances found the approval of the Labour opposition

Mr. Curtin.

A Bill, compelling all foreigners in Australia to report themstlves to he police authorities has meanwhile on introduced in the Senate,-- rans-Ocemu.

JEWS LEAVE FOR ENGLAND

Berlin, Dec. 1. The first contingent of 200 Jewish children to-day entrained for Hol and en route to England, carrying with them each one mark and their pockets full of "butterbrot," together with what luggage they were able

cary.

Jewish women are accompanying the children as for as the frontier, where Dutch civilians have arranged 10 feed them.--United Press.

the Premier went on to say that old or young, who was not absolutely convinced that Italian Paper

the end of the "Incident" could

come sooner than anticipated China must win the war in the end,” said Mrs. Haldane,

should Chiang Kai-shek te pre- wife of Professor J. B. Haldane, in an interview with Casts Back

pared, after the resignation of

hin present Government, to take "Reuter" on her return to London to-day from a six- Half Century

part in the new Chinese Govern weeks intensive tour of Canton, Changsha, Hankow,

ment.-Trans-Ocean.

MAY BE THIS

IS WHY!

of

Chungking and the intervening districts.

were

French Insult

Paels, Dec. 1. M. Georges Bonnet, the French

the money by false pre- tences, and attempting to obtain a further £4,000.

The case for the pros.cumon was that the three put forward Chou Tin Shu as an important ouicial at the Chinese Embassy In Longon and

Cid of a Chinese commun 10 buying arms in Europe. machine guns and 500,000 rounds of Laflate ogree. to buy 50 ammunition, and he paid 27,250. When the f goods arrives at Murselites,

instead of guns and ammunition the According to reliable information the efficiency of this bar-casts were found to contala brick, rubble, and old motor parts and rage was proved during attacking manoeuvres recently carried lyre. out by several bombing squadrons wh.ch showed conclusively that the Leuna works would be adequately protected in the "PLEADED 'PRIVILEGE"

event of war,

ReprisenaLyes of a flim of chip- {ping usena, ručakuu ulis tama,

The Leuna works are mainly concerned with the produc-stated that the firm thought it was tion of nitrogen and with the hydrogenation of coal-Trans-

Ocean.

INSURGENT

WARNING OF

AIR RAIDS TO COME Increased Activity In Near Future

BILBAO, Dec. 1. THE INSURGENT GOVERNMENT has adopt- ed the procedure of announcing beforehand their intention of bombard-

mag with de Cinese Sy in

uvitula and “would have to ɑbey her commands."

Datang inis morning's evidence, Mr. Percy Munony, an uile.al of the Foreign Office, siid that the name DI. . Mr. Chou in-shu hua never bien unulied to the Foreign Office, as an offlem of the Chinese Emassy.

Mr. E

E. Clayton, or the prosecu- tion, tad the Court he 'uld not in- tend

calling evidence frem the Chinese Embassy,

"I suppose they have pleaded pri- vilege so that they will no, bavê to (Continued on Page 4.1

LATE NEWS

TROOPS IN

'ng Loyalist Spanish towns, The old familiar $ sign has dis SO as to give the civil appeared from the funnels of the population an opportunity President liners and has been re- placed by the insignis shown above. to seek safety in fight, 1ne line is now controlled by the SHUM CHUN states a broadcast by the President Monroe, which arrived American President Company and Insurgent wireless station yesterday, was the first ship to com- at Burgos.

Mrs. Haldane said that the 20,000 to 30,000, mostly armed with? Japanese were intensely cager hand grenades which they made for peace, and kept making over from Japanese convoys.

themselves, and with arms captured TOKYO, Dec. 1.

Foreign Minister received the Italian The 1930-40 fiscal budget for tures to the Chinese Government

Anibassador, Signor Guariglia to-day Japin is 3,694,000,000

through various foreign inter-

ALL AID SOLDIERS yen, mediaries.

in connection with yesterday's anti- which is an inercase

Their operations

really French demonstration in the Italian 184,000,000 yen over the current-

the "After the fall of Canton they be Chinese peasant, and even children,

assisted by

fact that every Chamber,

The meeting was arranged at M. lieved that Chino was finished, and year.

The Burgos station itself made a positive peace offer, but 1ere ardently assisting them with Bonnet's request, supulated that Chiang Kai-shek must food and Information.

Olelul circles are silent about the announced officially to-day that interview.

the Insurgent air force would A Rome message says that further bombard a great number of light is shed by the newspaper, places in Tribuna on the reasons behind the demonstration in the Chamber.

Navy 653,000,000 yen Army 195,000,000 yen

Foreign Affairs 55,000,000 yen Home Affairs 201,000,000 yen Department of Justice 52,000,000

yen

Education 155,000,000 yen Agriculture 144,000,000 yen Communications 278,000,000 Finanos

ych,

Ministry

mence the new schedule,

RAIL LINK

Loyalist Spanish WITH SOVIET

territory considered as military

few days. The paper says that Count Cinno's posts in the course of the next UNDER WAY

No spiele date was mentioned, the warning referred

CARGOES

to

SHOOT LOOTERS

Soldiers of the 153rd Chinese Division are now garrisoning Shum Chun.

Six footers are reported to have been executed.

be expelled from the Government Mrs. Huldane drew a harrowing and that the Communists must be picture of the sufferings of the suppressed. This the Chinese re-wounded and the pitiful inadequacy Jected contemptuously."

The Chinese military authorities of medical equipment.

have issued a Proclamation, urging Mrs. Haldane said the guerilia

full Chinese refugees in British terri- She said: "I visited a fick! hospital statement on the "natural aspirations organisation had been

tory

to return peacefully to their amazingly where rows of soldiers, mostly csked of the Italian people" is explicit.

homes, expanded, and in this connection the mud from heal to foot, and often The French occupation of Tunis in Communists were doing remarkable hideously maimed, were lying on the 1881 was, in methods, and the pre- Barcelona, Valencia, Andaluala and TWO NEW RAILWAY LINES, tries resumed normal duties, and all As from 0 o'clock last night, the SHANGHAI, Doc. 2. 1,300,000,000 work. In addition to the Eighth floor, with only one doctor, who was cedents it created, and in lack of

Hongkong Police in the New Terri Route Army, a New Fourth Route working the clock round, present, consideration The China War budget will be Army was recently created and had it was impossible even to cope with rights in the territory, a grave insult

Mudrid.--Trans-Ocean. for previous Italian

by which it is intended to restrictions against travelling along **30,000,000 yen.

TS RELEASE Nanchang as its base, but she under-half the cases.

establish additional means of the frontier have been removed. which succeeding generations always

Although the military are still The revenue is anticipated asstood that it had now been sent to

remembered. follows: ordinary, 2,370,000,000 yen around Cunion.

The two Greek steamers confiscated transportation between China raminally retaining control of the Kwangtung to parlake in operations "The Chinese capacity for uncom

The insults must be repaired it by the Insurgent Government have and Soviet Russia are in pro-frontler areas, their role now is a extraordinary 1,320,000,000 yen, while

|plainingly enduring pain is incredible,

been released by the authorities at gress in expenditure is estimated to be

China and Russin, passive one, and everywhere Chinese or- In Honan, Anhui and Shantung, and even little girls bear their wounds Italian friendship is desired.Reuter.

Palma, state the Prime Minister, Mr. according to reports received refugees are being urged to TC-Cross dinary 1,060,000,000 yen and extra there was an organisation of 600,000 nud cuttings without a murmur.“

Neville Chamberlain in the House of here.

the border into Chinese territory. ordinary 1,730,000,000 yen.—United į purely volunteers, which had been

Mrs. Haldane is now specially

Commons today.

Several hundred crossed ut Lowu Press,

built up and divided into groups of devoting herself to lectures and

outcome The Chinese are working with all this morning and Shataukok has been articles to stimulate British aoristanco

almost d-nuded. for Chinese relief. She said: "One of

[on the western frontier of the The Chinese Customs station af the most conspicuous needs is tons

Great Britain in Burges.

Chamberlain added that the Shensi province to Lanchow, which Shum Chun is now and tons of iodine and other anti-

functioning replies."

British Government was at presents the capital of Kausu, while a large normally. negotiating with the Insurgent number of Russian workers bre Looling has caused. Government about the release of transforming a motor highway into other confiscated grain transporta, a ratiway into territory controlled by

the Japanese,

Recruits Sought for New Chinese Student Army

A

SHANGHAI, Dec. 2.

HEROIC CHINESE GIRLS Mrs. Haldane spoke with admira- tion of the Chinese girls who were

now accepted on a fooling of uit

equality with the men.

GRAVE TURN diplomatie representations made by possible speed on a line from Packi

A,

TO STRIKE

ST. NAZAIRE, Dec. 1. GENERAL STRIKE has boen declared in all naval hipyards, and 10,000 men are affected..

Trena-Ocean,

GERMAN ENVOY FOR PARIS

Berlin, Dec. 1.

According to reports, long stretches of the Peiping-Hankow and Lunghai |railways have been tam up and the I was specially impressed by their

rallway transported to the new loca- "STUDENT ARMY” of one and a half divisions of men is drop sense of personal respon

tion being formed by the Chiness high command, It is reported.o help the Chinese cause. At all the

Observers regard these railway colleges they are training for war,

The strike was decided upon Herr Joachim von Ribbentrop the that

It is authoritatively stated that construction projects as an indication Instructions have already been, assumed the title of Commander-in- "Every girl is taught to use a ride, suddenly without a ballot, after German Foreign Minister, leaves for intends to organize continued oppos

Marshal Chiang Kai-shrk sent to Chinese universities and Chief of the new army, and the but they are not actually fighting in the shipyard had decided to Paris on Monday, schools, and the headquarters of the Minister of Education and another he regular army; though I am told re-engage the men who struck!

|tion la`north-western as well as, The vist was originally scheduled south-western China, and is making SITRES JEG Fbaid to be in Chenɛtu, in [h'ch educational official will act as that many girls go out with the vesterday, but with the elimina, 'for this week, but it was presumably preparations that will guarantee an

delayed owing to the French strike, ladequate supply of" "provistona, ----

Reuter,

„Trans-Oseart,

the direcfiuum province.

Marshal Chiang Kai-shek

officers under his command-Trans-querilias, They are rather acting like has' Ocean,

tion of the agitators,--Router.

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